Freedom of Expression

Aaj News staff member Nafees Naeem returns home

Aaj News senior staff member Nafees Naeem, who went missing on Monday after he was "picked up" by men in plainclothes, returned home safely within 24 hours of being abducted. The channel's director news, Kamal Siddiqi, shared the development on Twitter. "Aaj senior assignment editor Nafees Naim...

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Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz Khan arrested

New York, July 7, 2022 – Pakistan authorities must immediately release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and ensure that members of the press can work freely and without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On the evening of Tuesday, July 5, police in...

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Imran Riaz Khan arrested

KARACHI: Journalist Imran Riaz Khan was arrested on Tuesday near the outskirts of Islamabad, according to his counsel Mian Ali Ashfaq. Khan was heading to Islamabad when he was arrested in connection with a treason case registered against him in Attock. Ashfaq said his client was...

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Ayaz Amir’s attack case registered

LAHORE: Police on Saturday registered a case against five to six unidentified persons for attacking senior journalist Ayaz Amir a day earlier. The case was registered with Qila Gujjar Singh Police Station under sections 147, 149, 506 and 382 of the Pakistan Penal Code on the...

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