Breathing space has run out in Punjab’s jails, as the province has broken all previous records of overcrowding. According to senior journalist Hamid Mir’s post on X (formerly Twitter), Punjab has 45 prisons with a total capacity of 38,000 inmates — but the number of prisoners has now exceeded 70,000. سانس لینا بھی مشکل ۔پنجاب […]
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Communique of Hamid Mir apology issued
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Hamid Mir has issued a written apology for the fiery speech he made at a rally in Islamabad to condemn attacks on journalists on May 28. He said it was not his intention to defame the law enforcing institutions of Pakistan, especially the Pakistani army. The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) and […]
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists condemn ban on Hamid Mir’s programme
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned Geo News for banning anchor Hamid Mir from conducting his popular show Capital Talk. In a statement issued on Monday, union President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi said, “Geo management should let the journalist fraternity know what prompted them to take this decision within the […]
Talk of the capital: Hamid Mir’s show off air
As was being expected, the popular talk show of journalist Hamid Mir has been taken air off. Hamid Mir himself broke the news as if he himself was expecting the ban. He said nothing such a ban was new for him as he was banned twice in the past too. He tweeted: Nothing new for […]