ISLAMABAD: Former president of Pakistan and President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Asif Ali Zardari said that the PPP will continue to support the freedom of press. In his message on the World Press Freedom Day, Zardari said that Quaid-e-Awam Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a supporter...
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Day: ‘PPP always supports freedom of expression’ News : ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the dictatorial thinking always looks for an opportunity to derail the democracy in Pakistan and the same approach is...
Read MoreHamid Mir is a senior journalist associated with Geo News, one of Pakistan’s largest media groups. Mir has survived attempts on his life and has been forced off the air several times. Source: VOA...
Read MoreHamid Mir is a senior journalist associated with Geo News, one of Pakistan’s largest media groups. Mir has survived attempts on his life and has been forced off the air several times. Source: VOA...
Read MoreNew York, May 2, 2023—Pakistan authorities must conduct an immediate and impartial investigation into the abduction and alleged electrocution of journalist Gohar Wazir and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. At around 4 p.m. on April 19, five unidentified men...
Read MoreCPJ and 14 human rights organizations and press associations issued a joint statement on Tuesday, May 2, calling on Kenyan authorities to expedite investigations into the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif and to ensure accountability in a transparent judicial process. In October 2022, Kenyan police...
Read MoreISLAMABAD: At least 140 cases of threats and attacks against journalists, media professionals and media organisations were reported in Pakistan between May 2022 and March 2023, according to Freedom Network’s annual Pakistan Press Freedom Report. The report, which is released in connection with the World Press...
Read MoreThe manhandling of media professionals during the late-night raid on former Chief Minister of Punjab Parvez Elahi‘s residence in Lahore, Punjab on April 29, 2023. As per The News, a heavy contingent of police, along with the ACE officials, raided Elahi‘s house in the wee hours...
Read MorePESHAWAR: Journalists and social media activists staged a protest in Bannu on Thursday against the failure of police to register an FIR and arrest the suspects involved in alleged kidnapping and torturing of journalist Gohar Wazir over a week ago. He filed a written complaint with...
Read MoreLAHORE: The HRCP condemned the illegal detention of Bannu-based journalist Gohar Wazir who was abducted and tortured by unknown armed persons before his release. In a statement Tuesday, the HRCP said, “Journalists throughout the country have become increasingly vulnerable to such threats. Amid the rapidly...
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