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Media watchdog wants 'every lead probed' to trace Pak journalist Arshad Sh
Updated : 2 months 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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Outrage in Pakistan over Maryam Nawaz's 'vengeful' tweet on slain scribe A
Updated : 5 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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Outrage in Pakistan after attack on journalist, day after he called Army g
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): A prominent human rights organization in Pakistan has condemned the assault on senior journalist and former parliamentarian Ayaz Amir by unidentified people that led to outrage in the country.
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Pak Minister accuses Imran Khan of curtailing press freedom by 'torturing'
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb lambasted the ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan for torturing journalists, kidnapping them from their homes and shutting down their programmes.
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Shebaz Sharif denounces Imran Khan for dip in World Press Freedom Index
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif slammed the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan for media censorship during his regime causing a dramatic plunge in the list of the World Press Freedom Index.
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Pakistan slips further on World Press Freedom Index
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan has dropped further on the list of countries in terms of protection of journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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Imran Khan govt's claim of Pak press being free is a 'bald-faced lie': Daw
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): The Pakistan government's claim that the country's press is free is a "bald-faced" lie as journalists continue to face threats from state elements and news editors are coerced into censoring "undesirable" information or giving stories a certain slant, coun
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Action should be taken against lack of press freedom in Pakistan: NGO
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], May 3 (ANI): Highlighting lack of press freedom in Pakistan, a Netherlands-based NGO has urged the international community to take actions as journalists, who dare to speak against the Pakistan military, are under severe threat.
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Pakistani Press Freedom
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jun 18 (ANI): Muhammad Bilal Khan was 22 when he was killed by 'unidentified' people in Islamabad.
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