It’s been a ‘bleak year’ for press freedom worldwide, record 293 journalists jailed, 24 killed, says survey report by US-based Committee to Protect Journalists.
According to a Dawn report, PM’s Special Assistant on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill alleged that Shirazi enjoyed 'close ties' with PML(N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz.
Many Pakistani media organisations have opposed the PMDA. Dawn newspaper called the proposed law 'no less than a declaration of war against journalists'.
Read the full statement issued by the Editors Guild of India against the income tax department's 'surveys' conducted Friday at NewsClick, Newslaundry offices in New Delhi.
Restricted information flows can mask political & regulatory problems as well as corruption, raising the risks of doing business—particularly in more volatile emerging markets.
Rozina Islam was detained late Monday under Bangladesh's ‘Official Secrets Act’ for allegedly stealing confidential documents. She recently reported on mismanagement in health sector.
'Frontier Manipur' executive editor was arrested and the editor was called for questioning over an article published on 8 January. Both were released Monday afternoon.
Journalists have been ‘subjected to mob attacks, intimidation, threats, which is vitiating environment necessary for the functioning of an independent media’, the Guild has said.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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