Suspect arrested for Pakistani journalist Aftab Alam's murder
Fp Archives • 10 years agoA suspect in the murder of a senior Pakistani journalist has been arrested in Karachi, sources told Geo News on Friday.
One mediaperson killed in Pakistan after gunmen fire at GEO News van
Fp Archives • 10 years agoAn employee of a leading media group in Pakistan was killed and another injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) van.
How can they sentence a woman who just had a baby, asks Veena Malik
Fp Archives • 10 years agoPakistan actor Veena Malik expressed shock and disbelief over a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentencing her to 26 years in prison for alleged blasphemy.
Pakistani actor Veena Malik is the unlikely poster girl for freedom of expression
Rajyasree • 10 years agoPakistani actress Veena Malik and her husband had been sentenced to 26 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for telecasting a “blasphemous” programme.
Tahir-ul-Qadri, the man who called for a revolution in Pak: Who is he?
Fp Archives • 11 years agoHe gained a measure of international attention for his scholarship on moderate Sufi Islam including a fatwa against suicide bombings, feted by some in the West.
Pakistan govt splits protests after court ruling permits sit in
Fp Archives • 11 years agoMany analysts doubt whether the military wants to seize power, but there is a widespread perception it could use the opportunity to put the civilian government under its thumb.
Pak's power struggle to spill into streets as Imran Khan takes on Sharif
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe protests Thursday represent the strongest challenge yet to the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, just a year after he took office in the first democratic transfer of power in a country long plagued by military coups.
Geo TV, Jang group apologise to ISI, says 'coverage was distressful'
Fp Archives • 11 years agoGeo TV network and Jang media group on Monday tendered an apology to Pakistan's armed forces and the ISI for hurling allegations on its chief Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam over the assassination attempt on leading anchor Hamid Mir.
Pak cancels license of 3 TV channels for allegations against ISI
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPakistan's media watchdog cancelled licenses of three television channels of the Geo TV Network for leveling allegations against the country's spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Veena Malik, Geo TV to be sued by Pak court for blasphemy
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA Pakistani court today ordered the police to register a case against Geo TV, actress Veena Malik, her husband Asad Khatak and others over a programme that allegedly contained blasphemous content.