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Website launched to highlight violence against media in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], November 3 (ANI): After the arrest of two dozen journalists, a collective forum of editors and news directors in Pakistan has launched a website to check the Imran khan-led government's crackdown against the media.
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Two dozen Pak journalists prosecuted under PECA act in 2 years: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 2 (ANI): A report of the Freedom Network launched on the eve of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, said that nearly two dozen journalists in Pakistan were charged in the last two years and most of them were prosecuted under th
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Pakistan Journalist body warns of long march in November over media author
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) President Shehzada Zulfiqar has announced a long march next month if Imran Khan-led government fails to accept their demands.
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Pakistan Media Development Authority to affect every citizen, says PFUJ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): Rejecting Pakistan's newly proposed media laws, the journalists Union of the country have termed the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) as an effort to suppress the voice of independent media and deprive people of their right to know.
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Pak authorities detain veteran journalist amid protests over proposed medi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan] September 23 (ANI): Pakistan law enforcement agencies on Wednesday detained veteran journalist Waris Raza from Karachi amid the ongoing tussle over the proposed media law, described by scribes as "unconstitutional."
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Pak journalist bodies to hold long march against proposed media law
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Thursday announced it would hold a long march in the country against the proposed media legislation that has been termed 'unconstitutional' by several media bodies in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Journalists criticise worsening state of freedom of information
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Several journalists in Pakistan raised concerns about declining freedom of information in the country on Thursday during a webinar titled "fighting disinformation and supporting independent media in Pakistan," organised by the Global Neighbourhood for
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Pakistan SC slams Islamabad police for atrocities on journalists, calls it
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday slammed Islamabad Police IG Qazi for atrocities on journalists and remarked that the shooting and torture of media persons show 'lawlessness'.
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Pakistan: Journalists, lawyers, activists protest outside parliament agai
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 13 (ANI): Hundreds of journalists in Pakistan gathered outside the Parliament House on Sunday to protest against the proposed 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA) law.
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Pakistan: Scribe groups reject proposed media development authority
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 11 (ANI): Pakistan journalists from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday rejected the proposed law 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA), saying that it is against the fundamental rights provided by the constitution.
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Pak journalist' union raises alarm over TTP's warning to scribes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A union of Pakistan journalists has expressed concern over the threat issued by the banned Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the media and urged the government to ensure the safety and security of journalists.
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Democracy, Constitution in Pakistan 'only in name', says senior journalist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Hamid Mir, a senior Pakistani journalist has laid bare the narrowing space for press freedom and the growing threat against scribes in the country.
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