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Pakistani media in spotlight: List exposes alleged Bahria Town payments to
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Among the reported 19 beneficiaries are well-known figures such as Mubashir Luqman, Shahid Masood, Najam Sethi, Kamran Khan, Hamid Mir, Hassan Nisar, Mazhar Abbas, Meher Bukhari, Marvi Sirmed, Arshad Sharif, Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas.
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Pakistan: Islamabad Court seeks report from govt on cases lodged against j
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mohsin Akhtar Kayani also demanded an explanation for the registration of multiple FIRs against them for a single event. He sought the report while hearing the petitions of these journalists filed in May 2022.
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Journalism under threat in Pakistan as reporters and media outlets confron
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan's ranking among the deadliest places for journalists, akin to Somalia and Burma, highlights the diverse threats from politicians, terror groups, influential figures, and state entities. Impunity persists, perpetuating a culture of silence. Even exiled journalists aren't safe, as see
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Senior Pak journalist Sami Abraham 'abducted' by unidentified men in Islam
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Senior Pakistani journalist Sami Abraham has been taken away by unidentified men in Islamabad on Wednesday, his family claimed, saying that there was no information available regarding his location, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: PTI writes to UN, calls for 'independent' investigation into jou
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
PTI leader Murad Saeed said that lawmakers, including former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, have written to the UN calling for an independent investigation into Arshad Sharif's killing.
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Pak Journalist Arshad Sharif's killing a case of mistaken identity: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The killing of the Pakistan-based journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya was a case of "mistaken identity" and there was no conspiracy involved to murder him, an investigative report by the Kenyan authorities said, according to Geo News.
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Media watchdog wants 'every lead probed' to trace Pak journalist Arshad Sh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On October 23, a shot fired at close range hit Arshad Sharif in the head while he was in a car near Nairobi, and another went through his chest. In a statement, RSF said the autopsy report released on November 4 contradicted the account of his death provided by the Kenyan authorities and rai
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Pakistan remains "one of the most dangerous countries" for journalists: Re
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan has been ranked fifth in the list of countries where press freedom remains under threat, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders.
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Pakistan: Joint Investigation Team to record statements of Arshad Sharif's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Friday, the special JIT held its first meeting at the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) headquarters.
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'Discrepancies' in Kenya police statement, Arshad Sharif murder may be 'ta
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif's killing could have been a 'targeted assassination' as there were 'discrepancies' found in the statement of the Kenyan police, the findings of a two-person fact-finding team made up of Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personn
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Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif's murder "well planned": Kenya Human Ri
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Kenyan lawyer claimed that Arshad Sharif's shooters were trained for a long period of time. "Ordinarily it is very difficult to get a headshot on a very specific target or an individual in a moving vehicle. Even at a close range, it is very difficult but if you look at circumstances in w
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party demands judicial probe into key issues
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The main issues that have been at the center of political tussles between the coalition government and opposition are the assassination attempt on Imran Khan, secret video recording of Pakistani Senator Azam Swati and his wife, and killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, the Dawn newsp
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