Abb Takk, Capital, and 24 News unblocked
ISLAMABAD — Three television channels forced off the air Monday were unblocked Tuesday, after almost 24 hours of ‘punishment.’ The cable operators, reportedly pressured by regulator PEMRA, had blocked Abb…
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BOL News anchor Mureed Abbas shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI — BOL News anchor Mureed Abbas was killed on Tuesday in the Defence area reportedly over a monetary dispute. Abbas was shot in the chest and abdomen multiple times,…
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At London conference, new pledges not credible without action
IPI joins coalition of press freedom groups calling for meaningful progress The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has…
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PFUJ and APNEC to observe July 16 as Black Day
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC) will observe July 16 as Black Day across the country, against forced retrenchments in media,…
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Abb Tak, 24 News and Capital TV forced off air
ISLAMABAD — Three television news channels — Abb Tak, 24 News, and Capital — were forced off the air on Monday, drawing condemnation from a journalist union. Regulator PEMRA reportedly…
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PFUJ demands action against social media culprits
ISLAMABAD—The Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has taken serious notice of the malicious and targeted social media campaign against some top Pakistani journalists by…