The author is a senior journalist and former secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.
When fingers are pointed at states or state operatives for a case like Jamal Khashoggi’s, it often ends up in a major ‘cover-up’
Old tactics are now replaced by new ones where professionalism will die a natural death and media houses will be financially crippled. What is worse...
How Pakistani society grew rich and powerful in the last 41 years by the sheer nexus between politics, business and crime
Lyari has remained PPP’s backbone for half a century. When and how did other groups make inroads into its stronghold?
The foremost task before the newly elected government is to ensure political stability in the country
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Unlike the past, the media is not banned; the circulation of newspapers is blocked or tv channels are put off air. Had restrictions come under any...
This, perhaps, is Imran Khan’s best and last chance to become the prime minister of Pakistan as his arch political rival, Nawaz Sharif, stands...
A more ‘divided house’ than ever before, media faces immense pressure from state and non-state operators