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Pakistan rights panel raises alarm over growing public frustration over en
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded alarm over growing public frustration pertaining to enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press freedom, misgovernance and allegations of political manipulation by the establishment in Balochistan, Geo News reported.
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Editors Guild concerned over 'arbitrary suspension' of social media accoun
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday expressed its "deep concern" over the "arbitrary suspension" of social media accounts of several journalists and media organisations in Punjab over the last few days and noted that the state government's actions "under the pretext of maintaining security
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"Govt does not interfere with press freedom": Anurag Thakur tells Parliame
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In pursuance of its policy to uphold the freedom of Press, the government does not interfere in the functioning of the Press, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur told Parliament on Thursday.
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Govt doesn't agree with conclusions drawn on Press freedom by foreign NGOs
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In his reply, Thakur said that the government does not subscribe to the views of the NGO findings and listed the reasons for the same.
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"Spreading propaganda..." Union Minister Anurag Thakur slams foreign media
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at The New York Times by saying that the US-based daily is "spreading a propaganda about the country and its democratic values".
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"Attack on democracy..." JDU spokesperson slams Centre over I-T survey at
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Janata Dal-United JD(U) spokesperson Sunil Kumar Singh called the I-T survey at the BBC office in Delhi and Mumbai an attack on press freedom on Friday.
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"Behave, or else..." Chidambaram slams Centre after I-T survey at BBC offi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress MP and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday attacked the Centre after the Income Tax department "surveyed" the offices of British public broadcaster BBC, saying the government has redefined press freedom as per its convenience.
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"We support importance of free press around the world": US on India bannin
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Describing India banning the BBC documentary on PM Modi as a matter of press freedom, the US State Department said that it is high time to highlight the importance of democratic principles like freedom of expression and make it a point around the world as well as in India.
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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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42 journalists killed in Pakistan in past four years: Pak Parliamentary Af
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to data from the information ministry, 15 of the journalists were from Punjab, 11 were from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and three from Balochistan. The journalists were either shot dead, targeted or killed by terrorists.
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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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Outrage in Pakistan over Maryam Nawaz's 'vengeful' tweet on slain scribe A
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Arshad Sharif, who was living in hiding after allegedly receiving death threats for his critical reporting, was shot dead by law enforcement in Kenya on October 24. Arshad, who has worked for numerous media outlets, was an outspoken critic of Pakistan's government.
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