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Pakistan: Journalists Union gives ultimatum to restore ARY News transmissi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 16 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has given a 72-hour ultimatum to the federal government led by Shehbaz Sharif to restore ARY News transmission.
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Pakistan: Journalists union slams regulatory body for suspension of news c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): To protect the rights of journalists and protest against the curb on media freedom, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Monday strongly condemned the nationwide suspension of a Pakistani news channel by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regul
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Do our leaders even know athletes are winning medals? asks Pakistani journ
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): A gesture by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who told a heartbroken athlete, Pooja Gehlot, that her Commonwealth Games bronze medal called for a celebration and not an apology earned accolades on social media as users globally lavished praise at his inspir
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Pakistan women journalists face increased risk of attack, censorship: NCHR
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Pakistan has consistently ranked low on indices rating freedom of expression, and online spaces are no different. Women in particular face the brunt of harassment and abuse.
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Pakistan: Senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan stopped from leaving country
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 16 (ANI): Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz, who was arrested in connection with a treason case, was offloaded from a Dubai-bound flight, local media reported citing sources in the immigration department.
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Hiding behind Shehbaz government, Pakistan army tightens grip on journalis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 16 (ANI): Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has cautioned Pakistan's army high command against further harassment of the media, which it says would seriously undermine Pakistani democracy.
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Hamid Ansari rejects fresh claims, says never knew or invited Pak journali
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Vice President Hamid Ansari has again asserted that he "never knew or invited Pakistani journalist Nusrat Mirza to any conference" amid fresh claims that they had attended an event against terrorism organised by Jama Masjid United Forum in 2009.
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Hamid Ansari, his friends were 'fraternizing with' Pak journalist Mirza at
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): In a fresh twist to the controversy over the BJP asking former Vice President Hamid Ansari to come clean on claims of a Pakistan journalist which were rubbished by him and the Congress, Dr Adish Aggarwala, Chairman, All India Bar Association, has said tha
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Pakistan: Govt targeting journalists, says former Minister Rasheed
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan's former Home Minister Shaikh Rasheed on Friday said that the government is targeting journalists in the country.
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Media watchdog asks Pakistan authorities to immediately release journalist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan authorities must immediately release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and ensure that members of the press can work freely and without fear of reprisal, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday.
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Pakistan President condemns harassment and torture of journalists
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Thursday expressed alarm and deep concern about the rising trend of harassment and torture against journalists in the country.
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Journalism is not a crime: Rights group slams Pakistan's crackdown on scri
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): A prominent rights group has slammed the Pakistani government for the arrest of journalist Imran Riaz Khan and urged authorities to stop punishing dissenting voices.
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