Tag: Journalists

Journalists, Intellectuals pay tribute to Khalid Hasan

WASHINGTON Pakistani intellectuals and writers paid tribute to Khalid Hasan as they highlighted the late author’s work and contribution to journalism. His friends and colleagues, who...

Pakistan ranked fifth most dangerous country for journalists in 2013

India takes fourth spot   The total was down from 152 deaths recorded in 2012 but there was an accompanying rise in assaults, threats and kidnappings...

2013: 22 journalists killed in South Asia, Pakistan tops tally

South Asia mourned 22 journalists’ death in 2013, killed in connection with their work as Pakistan again topped the death tally with 10 journalists,...

PTI’s vents by-poll frustration at media

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday restarted its protest at the Charring Cross against the alleged poll rigging at PP-150 during the by-elections. A large...

Rashid denies defamation plot by govt against journalists

Senator Pervez Rashid, federal minister for information and broadcasting and government spokesman has denied reports that the government has set up a cell for...

Info ministry’s secret fund not to be used for political gains:...

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervez Rashid Friday said the government would not conceal facts from the masses and assured that secret...

The price journos have to pay…

Over 2,000 journalists may not get to vote due to reporting duties on May 11 Over 2,000 journalists working in Islamabad and Rawalpindi will not...

Tight security to be ensured during elections: Sethi

Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi said on Sunday that the provincial government had put in place solid measures to ensure conduct of general elections...

‘Pakistani journalists playing vital role for freedom of expression’

Pakistani journalists are playing a vital role in securing freedom of express in the country but at a very higher cost, said panelists at...

Zardari calls for protection of journalists

President Asif Ali Zardari on the World Press Freedom Day stressed for urgently devising a plan of action for the protection of journalists from...

Freedom of expression takes toll on journalists’ lives

Pakistani journalists are paying a heavy price for having the freedom to express in the country as five of them have already been killed...

Down with official secrecy – list of bribed journalists to be...

Names of 282 journalists who accepted bribes from the information ministry are to be made public, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan ordered on...

SC questions information ministry’s bid for secrecy over journalists’ case

The Supreme Court might issue an order on Monday to reveal the names of journalists and media houses who received money from the government in the...

Journalists in the line of fire in KP, FATA

A new wave of panic swept through journalists based in Peshawar and tribal areas following the recent assassination of a journalist from North Waziristan...

Pakistan women journalists recognised

The first Women in Media Awards ceremony took place at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Wednesday and celebrated the works of female Pakistani journalists....

India to consider multiple visas for SAARC journalists

India will consider granting multiple visas to journalists from SAARC nations, Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. Addressing South Asian Free Media Association’s (SAFMA)...

Training workshop for journalists from Monday

A five-day training workshop for journalists, being organized by the National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad, will start from Monday, January 7. The workshop, which is...