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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicPakistani Media

Topic: Pakistani Media

An X user has profiled Pakistani journalists—from ‘dumbest’ to ‘clown’ to ‘angry bird’

An X user named Sher Khan is receiving applause for his 'accurate' description of 24 Pakistani journalists from across the country's media industry.

16 Pakistani YouTube channels blocked in India on MHA recommendation

These channels have been accused of 'disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content as well as false and misleading narratives against India.'

Pakistani media is in denial mode on Pahalgam, busy correcting Indian TV anchors’ Urdu

While Geo News played clips from Indian news channels and corrected anchors' Urdu, editorials in Dawn and Express Tribune took a more serious tone.

How Pakistani media saw Sheikh Hasina’s ouster—’longest ruling autocrat’, Gen Z uprising

Political reporter Rizwan Shehzad called the stifling of dissent under Sheikh Hasina ‘a ticking time bomb’, while columnist Uzair M Younus called Bangladesh’s Gen Z ‘politically engaged and tech-savvy’.

Pakistani Generals have a history of censoring media. Imran Khan is just the latest victim

The chokehold of the Pakistani military on ideas has created a republic of fear. For Indians, the crisis ought to remind just how fragile democratic freedoms are.

Jinnah wanted Pakistani press to be fearless but the leaders didn’t listen— Zia to Imran

From Zia-ul-Haq’s infamous vetting of newspapers to Nawaz Sharif tapping phone conversations of journalists, journalism in Pakistan has been a daunting profession.

Pakistani journalists are protesting Imran Khan’s ‘black’ law. Shehbaz Sharif is all ears

The proposed regulatory body, PMDA, will have the authority to impose sanctions on media entities in case these rules are violated.

Pakistani cyclist Samar Khan reached K2. But media and others sunk low with sexist attacks

Samar Khan just made history by becoming the first Pakistani to cycle to the K2 base camp, the second highest mountain in the world.

The number of journalists killed in Pakistan is declining. But something worse is happening

If PM Imran Khan wants the world to believe his liberal credentials, his government must transparently investigate attacks against journalists.

Pakistan imposes media blackout as Trump trains eye on Iran

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On Camera

RJD confidence in EBCs dips. Sticks to Yadav core

RJD’s candidates from EBCs have declined from 13.13 per cent to 11.19 per cent. This could be because the party saw the lowest strike rate among EBC candidates in the 2020 Bihar Assembly polls.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.