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Pakistan seeks IMF assistance as economic collapse deepens
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The IMF's Executive Board is expected to give its nod for the disbursement during its meeting today, part of a long-running USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.
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Press freedom under siege: Pakistan falls to 158th in global rankings
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The drop places Pakistan just one spot above the lowest category in RSF's rankings. Pakistani media reports attribute this decline to mounting political interference, financial strain on media organisations, and a surge in violence against journalists.
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Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement on USD 7bn loan review, new USD
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of Pakistan's 37-month USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and a new 28-month USD 1.3 billion arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), as reported by
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Pakistan: Journalistic bodies reject recent amendments to Peca, call it "t
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a statement, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) stated, "The amendments to Pakistan's draconian PECA represent a transparent attempt to further tighten control over digital expression and internet freedom under the guise of curbing misinformation."
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Sudanese military forces enter Wad Madani, expel RSF after over a year of
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Sudan's military on Saturday announced that its forces, along with allied armed groups, have entered the city of Wad Madani and are working to expel the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group from the city in Gezira state, which has been under RSF control for over a year, Al Jazeer
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China detains blogger Liu Hanbin for exposing protests over land seizures
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As of 2024, China is the world's largest jailer of journalists, with at least 125 media workers currently imprisoned. The country ranks a dismal 172nd out of 180 nations in RSF's 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
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"Siege in Sudan's El Fasher leaves 782 dead, over 1,143 injured," says Uni
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The ongoing siege and hostilities in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur State, have left at least 782 civilians dead and more than 1,143 injured, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report published on Friday.
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Gaza deadliest region for media professionals, China remains leading priso
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday published a report, highlighting an alarming surge in violence against journalists, particularly in conflict zones like Gaza, which has become the deadliest region for media professionals. Meanwhile, China remains the leading prison for journal
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Reporters Without Borders urges Pakistani authorities to address "alarming
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Pakistan's federal and provincial authorities to address "an alarming deterioration in press freedom" over recent months, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
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China among world's 10 most dangerous countries for media professionals: R
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
China is among the world's 10 most dangerous countries for media professionals in the 2024 rankings, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Year of civil war in Sudan: Millions starving; faces humanitarian crisis
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As Sudan marks the one-year anniversary of the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), aid agencies have warned that the country is on the verge of collapse and facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, CNN reported.
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Hong Kong deports advocate planning to monitor Jimmy Lai trial
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed that Aleksandra Bielakowska, a Taiwan-based advocacy officer for RSF, was detained for six hours at the airport before being deported. Bielakowska had travelled to Hong Kong to attend the trial and meet with journalists alongside RSF's Asia-Pacific Bu
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