Tag: Journalist
Veteran journalist Shaikh Aziz passes away
KARACHI: Long-time journalist, writer and scholar Shaikh Aziz passed away at the age of 79 on Sunday.
Travelling on the Super Highway near Nooriabad in the...
Govt to highlight its austerity, PML-N’s lavishness in media
PML-N's Marriyum Aurangzeb lashes out at govt, calls its austerity policy a mere 'sham'
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday chaired a meeting...
13 cases of violence against journalists reported in August
-- Paying the price for highlighting the truth
PESHAWAR: Young journalist Abid Hussain, a worker of Sang-e-meel newspaper in Multan, succumbed to injuries a day...
Obituary: Kuldip Nayar
LAHORE: Aged 95, Kuldip Nayar passed away as frail old men often do. A chill is followed by pneumonia that attacks the weakened lungs...
Noted Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar dies at 95
New Delhi: The mortal remains of noted Indian journalist and author Kuldip Nayar, who died on Thursday were consigned to flames, as grieving friends, families,...
Wife of jailed Reuters journalist in Myanmar gives birth
YANGON: The wife of imprisoned Reuters journalist Wa Lone, who is facing up to 14 years in jail in Myanmar for allegedly violating the...
‘Current political discourse promoting intolerance, rigidity’
Raza Rumi’s book identifies roots of civilization and culture that once part of Pakistan’s social discourse
ISLAMABAD: Panelists at a book launch ceremony here lamented...
BBC strikes deal with journalist in equal pay dispute
LONDON: The BBC struck a deal Friday with a senior journalist who quit her post to protest the British media company's gender pay gap.
The...
Journalist Marvi Sirmed’s home ransacked, laptop and travel documents taken
Journalist and activist Marvi Sirmed’s husband on Thursday reported that Sirmed’s laptop and other valuables were stolen from her home.
Manzoor Sirmed posted on Twitter...
Journalist says got attacked for info on corruption cases, Model Town...
ISLAMABAD: Journalist Asad Kharal Sunday said that he came under attack a few days ago because he was carrying important information regarding massive corruption...
Journalists only ‘stopped’, police tell judge
ISLAMABAD: A session court was told by police on Saturday that the department's officials had only "stopped" journalists from going towards the capital's Red Zone...
Indian journalist Rana Ayyub gets threats following fake news circulated about...
American nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists has urged the Indian government to conduct a “swift and thorough” investigation into the threats being received by investigative...
Palestinians bury Gaza journalist, the second killed by Israeli fire this...
GAZA: Hundreds of Palestinians on Thursday took part in the funeral of a Gaza journalist who died after being shot by Israeli troops while...
Police given 10 days to nab Sialkot journalist’s killer
LAHORE: Supreme Court on Saturday gave a 10-day ultimatum to Punjab Police, ordering to arrest the prime accused in the murder case of Sialkot-based...
Guard foils attack on Saleem Safi’s house
ISLAMABAD: Unknown assailants on Wednesday attacked journalist Saleem Safi's house and tried to forcefully enter it; however, they fled after a guard stopped them from entering.
According...
Police arrest suspect in journalist’s murder case
ISLAMABAD: The Civil Lines police claimed to have arrested the alleged murderer of a local journalist, a senior police officer said here on Thursday.
The...
Senior journalist Zamir Sheikh laid to rest
KARACHI: Senior journalist Zamir Sheikh was laid to rest in Muhammad Shah graveyard here on Thursday.
Karachi Press Club’s office-bearers and members, journalists, family members and...