KABUL: Mena Mangal, just days after announcing on the social media that she was afraid that her life was in danger, was shot dead on Saturday here. Mangal was a renowned journalist and political advisor. The attack against her committed during the day and that too, in a public space led to vehement protests from […]
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Journalist shot dead in DI Khan
Unidentified armed men on Tuesday opened fire at a journalist in Dera Ghazi Khan while he was performing his duty. Local reporter Amanullah was shot dead by unidentified armed men in precincts of Thana University. According to police, Amanullah was present near Lunda Sharif when he received gunshots from unknown men. The dead body was […]
Journalism in Venezuela: it would be ‘a crime’ to stop
Journalism is becoming “very complicated” in Venezuela where power outages, patchy internet and threats of violence have made reporting increasingly difficult, says Luz Mely Reyes. But she says it would be “a crime” to stop. The director of Venezuelan independent news site Efecto Cocuyo made the remarks in Rio de Janeiro after media watchdog Reporters […]
Seven years on: Abeda Azad lives in the hearts of the civil society
Fans and admirers would mark the seventh death anniversary of the celebrated author, activist, poet and journalist, Abeda Iqbal Azad, who breathed her last on April 20, 2012. Her untimely death cut short her career, which was at its high point. To commemorate her anniversary, several literary organisations have planned memorial sessions and reference meetings. […]
German authorities raid homes, offices in tax fraud probe
German prosecutors have searched over a dozen offices and homes across the country as part of their investigation into a massive tax fraud going back more than a decade, officials said Thursday. The scheme involved so-called cum-ex transactions in which participants would lend each other shares so they could collect reimbursement for taxes they hadn’t […]
Journalist taken away by masked men in Karachi
A reporter associated with a national Urdu-language newspaper was allegedly taken away by unidentified persons from his home in Karachi early Saturday morning, according to the reporter’s family. Around two dozen persons wearing masks scaled the walls of the journalist’s home in Salman Farsi Society at around 4am and took away the reporter, Matloob Husain […]
Journalist Ramzan Isra’s residence attacked by unknown miscreants
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Residence of journalist and columnist Malik Ramzan Isra was attacked by unknown miscreants late Friday night. According to an application written to SHO Parwa police station by Isra, unknown miscreants banged the door of his residence with sticks at around 9:15 pm. Isra added that he did not open the door out of […]
Journalists stand in solidarity with Saleem Safi over social media smear campaign
Renowned journalist Saleem Safi was subjected to criticism and abuse on social media after he claimed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had borne the expenses of PM house during his tenure from his own pocket. The journalist then took to Twitter and posted pictures of Nawaz Sharif’s receipt photocopies of bills of different ceremonies. […]
Eye catching journey in the field of photo journalism
Introduction: Manoj’s photography and telling visual stories by camera largely based on culture, portraits, geography and positive stories from Sindh, Pakistan. He has developed more than 20 video documentaries in Thar region. Recently in May 2017, his two photographs were exhibited at UNDP Asia Pacific Photography Competition which held at Bangkok, Thailand, and came in […]
‘Awam’ app launched to challenge menace of fake news
LAHORE: Media Matters for Democracy (MMFD) has launched an app called ‘Awam’ – a citizen journalist platform aimed at highlighting unreported stories and to provide reliable information at the community level. ‘Awam’ is a digital tool to facilitate citizens to generate multimedia journalism content, particularly on the local governance issues of their communities, and […]