The United Nations Human Rights Committee has raised concerns regarding human rights violations in Pakistan during the country’s review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The review, held on October 17 and 18 in Geneva, marks Pakistan’s second review since it ratified...
Read MoreDeputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Syed Asad Raza confirmed the suspension of 10 officers involved in the violence, including a Station House Officer and several female constables, after the arrest and assault of women protesters and journalists during a day of protests in Karachi on October 13. According to Raza,...
Read MoreThree journalists from South Waziristan—Farooq Mehsud of Aaj TV and President of the Mehsud Press Club, Ishtiaq Mehsud of Mashaal Radio and former president of the club, and Aslam Mehsud of daily Ummat —were mistakenly added to Pakistan’s Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), a list meant for individuals suspected...
Read MoreSindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar announced action against police officers involved in the arrest and assault of women protesters and journalists during a day of protests in Karachi on October 13 despite a ban on public gatherings under Section 144. An investigation into police misconduct has been...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemned the multiple acts of violence, harassment, and detention of journalists while covering political protests by the opposition political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The recurring mistreatment of media professionals during politically charged events highlights an alarming trend where both law enforcement...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the unacceptable overreach of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), which has issued show-cause notices to television channels for their coverage of the terrorist attack on October 6 near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. The media must be able to...
Read MoreInvestigative journalist Azaz Syed is facing a wave of threats following his critical analysis of the religio-political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), without explicitly naming it, during a broadcast on his show, Talk Shock, according to The News. The threats, which include online harassment and intimidation, have...
Read MoreSeveral journalists, including Geo News reporter Haider Shirazi, Dawn News reporter Tahir Naseer, and ABN News reporter Zahida Rao, were violently assaulted by police while covering a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest in Islamabad. Meanwhile, Faizan Hussain, former Secretary General of the Khyber Union of Journalists, was arrested by police in Peshawar...
Read MoreOn September 25, the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the Punjab government and other relevant parties in response to a petition challenging the controversial Punjab Defamation Act 2024. The petition, filed by Punjab Union of Journalists (Workers) President Ziaullah Khan Niazi, contends that the...
Read MoreOn September 22, Waheed Khan Tajik, President of Jandol Press Club, and Shamal TV cameraman Sami ul Huq were attacked by staff at Samar Bagh Hospital in Lower Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while reporting on the alleged neglect of a critically injured patient by medical specialist Dr....
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