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Jan said he was blindfolded, gagged, bound and assaulted by the unidentified attackers during 12 hours in custody. In April, senior journalist Absar Alam was shot in the abdomen while he was out for a walk in Islamabad. Alam survived the attack, with a lone attacker seen on security camera footage fleeing the scene. The government denies involvement in attacks against journalists or press censorship, with PM Khan frequently repeating his claim that media in Pakistan are independent.

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ET Markets Conclave — Cryptocurrency. Reshape Tomorrow Tomorrow is different. Let's reshape it today. Corning Gorilla Glass TougherTogether. ET India Inc. ET Engage. ET Secure IT. Pakistani TV bans talk show host Hamid Mir after he criticised Army Geo News TV did not comment on the changes regarding its "Capital Talk," a five-days a week program during which Mir would invite guests to debate current events in the country. Pakistan's media not so surgical while reporting on Indian Army's strike in PoK Geo TV journalist Hamid Mir tweeted that many Indian soldiers were injured in retaliatory response from the Pakistan Army and that there was video footage to confirm this.

Pakistan spooked! Fs flying over Islamabad, Pak journalist Hamid Mir tweets Mir's clarification indicates it was probably an air defence drill undertaken by Pakistan's air force. Senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir shot at in Karachi Senior Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir, who faced threats from multiple quarters was today shot at in Karachi by 4 unidentified gunmen near a bridge. All News Videos Photos. Be ready to face fallout of Kulbhushan Jadhav's sentence: Pakistan Media The Express Tribune in the front page headline 'Self- confessed Indian spy awarded death sentence' termed the decision as "unprecedented".

Unquenched furies of To repair damaged ties with Bangladesh, Pakistan should apologise for war crimes The horrors of the liberation war are still vivid in the minds of many Bangladeshis. In , Mr Mir was critically wounded by a gun attack, after his talk show covered alleged rights violations by the military in southwestern Balochistan province. The military has ruled Pakistan for many decades since independence, and although a civilian government led by Imran Khan is currently in power, many say military leaders continue to exercise control.

Critics of the military and the government say there has also been a campaign in recent years to supress dissenting voices in the media. Both the military and the government deny the allegations. Local journalist unions however say that since , around 3, media workers have lost their jobs.

Pakistan is ranked among the five deadliest countries for journalists to work, according to Reporters Without Borders. Senior journalist Absar Alam survived a bullet wound after being attacked by an unidentified gunman in Islamabad in April. In July , another prominent journalist, Matiullah Jan, was abducted by unknown gunmen in police uniforms.

He was blindfolded, gagged, bound and assaulted for 12 hours before being released. Earlier this year, the BBC was forced to stop broadcasting its daily Urdu bulletin due to "interference" in its programme. The women fighting for digital equality. Image source, Getty Images. Why was Hamid Mir suspended? The women fighting for digital equality Pakistan censorship: 'Hovering above the mute button' Why a media mogul was arrested in Pakistan.