KHAIRPUR: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested the killer of journalist Aziz Memon from Sindh’s Khairpur district, ARY News reported. According to the senior superintendent of police (SSP) Khairpur, the prime suspect, Ameer Hassan, was arrested from the Khairpur Link Road after a ‘shootout’ The police...
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought a report from the government regarding the cases registered against the late journalist Arshad Sharif, Sami Abraham, and Moeed Pirzada. He also demanded an explanation for the registration of multiple FIRs against...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned by the repeated disruptions in access to social media platforms in Pakistan. The recurrent disruptions in access to the internet, particularly social media platforms, is a dangerous tool being used to repress access to information and free speech. A...
Read MoreThe year 2023 was not an easy one for journalists in Pakistan. The increasing number of attacks on members of the press fast eroded whatever semblance of free speech was left in the country. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Pakistan as one of the world’s deadliest...
Read MoreKARACHI-Sindh Governor on Wednesday sought a report from the Health Secretary regarding the hospital management’s ill-treatment with the journalists at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Hospital in Karachi. According to the details, Governor Sindh – Kamran Tessori – took notice of the NICVD...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the misbehavior of a sitting minister in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with Geo News reporter Rasool Dawar. It is condemnable that Dawar received death threats and abuse in response to a request for comment on a story. Speaking to PPF, Dawar...
Read MoreLAHORE (Dunya News) – Taking notice of alleged police highhandedness, Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi removed CIA DIG Malik Liaquat from his post and ordered the registration of a case against those involved in vandalizing in Doctors’ Hospital and torturing journalists. The S&GAD on Monday...
Read MoreKARACHI: Media organisations on Thursday expressed grave concern over the curbs on media and said the journalist fraternity would make every possible struggle for freedom of expression and people’s right to information. In a joint statement, the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors, Pakistan Federal Union of...
Read MoreSARGODHA: Mianwali police broke into the house of Dawn correspondent, Khursheed Anwar Khan, on Thursday night for no reason and harassed the family. About a dozen policemen cordoned off the house while women police searched the house without producing any warrants and harassed his wife. The police,...
Read MoreHARIPUR: A local journalist formally requested the district police officer here on Thursday for ordering the registration of a criminal case against officials of the Halal Food Authority for allegedly attempting to beat him up. He also accused those officials of stopping him from gathering information...
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