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Journalists warn of increased regulatory controls on World Press Freedom Day and highlight link between financial and editorial independence

Call to safeguard ethical journalism in evolving threat landscape at event marking World Press Freedom Day Dawn Editor-in-Chief Zaffar Abbas speaks at the closing session, “Surrender is not an option,” in conversation with IBA-CEJ Director Shahzeb Jillani. Photo: CEJ-IBA Journalists and media personnel warned on Saturday that threats to journalism were increasingly shifting from physical […]

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Three-day technology and book festival kicks off in Karachi

Authors, publishers, innovators, startup founders and other experts participate in the three-day festival “Haprow”, a cute little robot helps children learn. PHOTO: AUTHOR KARACHI: The three-day Karachi International Book and Technology Fair (KIBTF) kicked off at the Karachi Expo Center on Friday. Educational technologies, STEM competitions and thought-provoking discussion sessions are also part of the

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PTI and its allies plan nationwide rallies to demand Khan’s release and constitutional protection

Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser addresses the press conference along with Salman Akram Raja and Mehmood Achakzai on Saturday. SCREENSHOT The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allies announced a series of rallies on Saturday aimed at what they described as the protection of the Constitution and the release of party founder Imran Khan, as political

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City dries up as water supply dwindles to a trickle

Breakdown at Dhabeji pumping station leaves several areas without water for six days The Judicial Commission on Saturday directed the Managing Director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to issue show cause notices to ghost employees of the water department’s laboratories. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The teeming metropolis of more than 30 million people

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Prime Minister renews commitment to press freedom on World Press Freedom Day

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday renewed his government’s commitment to press freedom, saying efforts would continue to protect, promote and strengthen an enabling environment for journalism. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Prime Minister paid tribute

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Court grants bail to SSP’s son arrested in DHA snap check incident

A judicial magistrate on Saturday granted bail to Khubaib, son of a senior police officer, who was arrested from Karachi’s Defense Housing Authority (DHA) following a heated argument with policemen over a fake number plate on a luxury vehicle. The hearing took place at the Judicial Magistrate’s Court (South), where the suspect appeared with his

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Pakistan rejects UK envoy’s ‘unilateral’ remarks on Afghan Taliban cross-border attacks

FO says cross-border attacks, infiltrations continue from Afghanistan despite Pakistan’s ceasefire gesture A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan on the Pakistan-Afghan border. Photo: AFP The Foreign Office responded to media questions regarding a social media post from the UK’s special representative for Afghanistan,

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Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to peace in call with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister

The two ministers agree to remain in close contact as the Kuwaiti minister hails Pakistan’s efforts towards lasting peace and security. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar held talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah on May 2. PHOTO: MOFA/X Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

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