LAHORE: Anchorpersons Imran Riaz Khan and Aftab Iqbal were arrested by the police on Thursday. Imran Riaz Khan was arrested at Sialkot Airport for allegedly inciting violence during clashes between security forces and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan. Sources said Imran Riaz was...
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned attack on historic building of state run radio and office of the official news agency, beating and harassing of journalists and media persons and staffer of both the organisations in Peshawar and demanded immediate arrest of...
Read MoreISLAMABAD: 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...
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