Ahmad Naeem Khan : Articles

Pakistan army silences the mediaøs big guns

BY Ahmad Naeem Khan| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |10/12/2003

The authorities had told him General Musharraf was angered by his articles and that he should desist from writing against the general and the army.

Pakistan Journos Hit by Feudal Backlash

BY Ahmad Naeem Khan| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |16/10/2003

Journalists in Sindh are getting killed for exposing feudal crimes such as kidnapping for ransom, private jails of feudal lords, and cold-blooded murders of women.

Gag the Press: Draconian Laws in Pakistan

BY Ahmad Naeem Khan| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |13/04/2003

The Sword of Damocles hanging over journalists is prosecution under the Blasphemy Law and the Defamation Law.

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.