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  • Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
  • After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
  • Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.

Tag: Pakistani Media

September 20, 2019

Pakistan: Reporter Waseem Baig Murdered for...

The perpetrators of the murder of Mirza Waseem Baig allegedly linked to a mafia group specialized in the extortion of funds from local elected officials, as denounced by the journalist in several reports, always available on his Facebook page

July 26, 2019

Bees, Bulls, And Blogs — Pakistan’s...

Up to 3,000 journalists have been laid off in Pakistan over the last year. With the country’s traditional media industry in crisis, some unemployed journalists have started up their own digital outlets while others have left the business altogether

July 10, 2019

‘This Channel Is Currently Unavailable’: Pakistani...

Geo TV and the military have been at odds since 2014, when Geo TV anchor and journalist Hamid Mir was shot in the port city of Karachi. Mir accused the military’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency of ordering the assassination attempt

May 14, 2019

Female Journalists Face Challenges in Pakistan

Men predominantly run the media industry in South Asia and in particular Pakistan, but in recent years, more and more women are joining the workforce. From covering challenging topics to entertainment and sports beats, women are taking risks by being behind microphones and in front of cameras

January 8, 2019

A Pakistani American Startup Fighting Media...

From Our Archive  According to the latest report by the Committee to Protect Journalists in Pakistan, fatal violence against journalists has declined, but fear and self-censorship have grown. In this era, five Pakistani American students at Harvard University grown. In this era, five Pakistani American students at Harvard University have created a startup that challenges censorship …

December 31, 2018

2018:Best of the Bests

Pakistan has a mixed record on press freedoms. Although the media is vibrant and there are many TV news channels, state and non-state actors often threaten or harass journalists

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