Indus News Shut Down by Malik Riaz After Aap News
The management of the channel has decided to suspend the operations for the next two months which has sparked a wave of concern among the media men
Indus news channel in Pakistan has shut down for the next two months citing legal and technical issues.
The management of the channel has decided to suspend the operations for the next two months which has sparked a wave of concern among the media men.
Indus News was the last private English news channel operating in Pakistan.
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The announcement was made on Tuesday via its Twitter account however the official handle has been suspended too.
According to journalist Rizwan Ghilzai and other members of the fraternity, more than 200 media workers have been unemployed by the sudden suspension of Indus News.
آج ملک ریاض نے انڈس نیوز بند کرکے 200 سے زائد صحافیوں کو بےروزگار کردیا۔ دیکھتے ہیں اب کون کونسے اینکرز اور صحافتی تنظیمیں ملک ریاض کے گھر کے باہر احتجاجی دھرنا دیں گے۔
کیا کوئی ایسا قانون نہیں ہونا چاہیئے جو ملک ریاض کو ایک لمحے میں 200 لوگوں کو بےروزگار کرنے سے روکے؟— Rizwan Ahmed Ghilzai (@RizwanGhilzai) September 14, 2021
ملک ریاض شاید پاکستان میں واحدآدمی اس کےخلاف کوئی منہ کھولتا
جو اخبار کا ٹی وی چینل خریدتا ہےوہ کچھ عرصے بعداچانک بندکردیتاہے
آزادی صحافت کے چیمپئن حکومت کو بلیک میل کرنے کے پارلیمنٹ کےسامنےدھرنےمیں ہیں وہ 200 سےزائد صحافیوں کوبےروزگارکرنے پر ملک ریاض کے گھرکے باہر احتجاج کرلیں— Shahid Hussain (@ShahidHussainJM) September 14, 2021
They asked which journalist organization will stage a sit-in outside the house of business magnate Malik Riaz.
They targeted the protest of journalists outside the parliament against the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA).
In April, business tycoon Malik Riaz had also shut down Aap News over similar reasons.
Earlier, English news channels including Dawn News and Tribune 24/7 had also suspended their operations.
