Pakistan continues to live up to its reputation for being the most dangerous country in the world for journalists. Malik Mumtaz Khan, a tribal journalist and president of the Miranshah Press Club was ambushed and killed by unknown gunmen in North Waziristan (NW) on Wednesday. He is the latest in a long list of journalists […]
By: Editorial We already know that Pakistan has now been declared one of the most dangerous places in the world for media professionals by international watchdog bodies. In 2012, seven journalists were killed across the country, five of them in targeted attacks. As we enter 2013, more blood has been shed. Malik Mumtaz, who worked […]
By: Sher Khan Film-maker speaks about his short career in the Pakistani film industry. “It was an unjust claim that Maula Jatt promoted violence. You have to realise, it rid Pakistani cinema of Indian or Hollywood influences which had corrupted the films,” Producer Sarwar Bhatti. Sarwar Bhatti produced one of the most memorable films in […]
KARACHI: If Pakistan wants to save the lives of its women and newborn babies, it needs the political will to do so. On Wednesday, the speakers at a seminar on ‘Spacing for Transition’ agreed that a strong commitment is the first step towards family planning. They were highlighting the issues raised at the London Summit […]
KARACHI: South Asian Free Media Association, South Asia Media Commission and Media Commission-Pakistan have jointly condemned the killings of two journalists in a week. The joint statement was released by Safma Secretary General Imtiaz Alam, SAMC Secretary General M Ziauddin, and Media Commission-Pakistan’s president Arif Nizami and General Secretary Babar Ayaz. The joint statement said […]
PESHAWAR: Journalists in the provincial metropolis and elsewhere in the province and tribal areas Thursday staged protest to condemn the killing of Malik Mumtaz Khan, correspondent for The News in North Waziristan and demanded the government to ensure safety of mediapersons. In the provincial metropolis, the main protest rally was held under the aegis of […]
By: Mushtaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: Senior journalist Malik Mumtaz Khan, who was gunned down by unidentified assailant in Miranshah in North Waziristan on Wednesday, was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard on Thursday. A large number of tribal people had thronged his village in Miranshah from all over North Waziristan to attend his funeral prayers. […]
Karachi: Referred to as RR by circles close to him, Riaz Rafi happened to land in Karachi through a brief detour to Lahore where he studied at the National College of Art (NCA). Born in Sukkur, Rafi had an innate urge to become an artist but did not elicit the due enthusiasm of his family. […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the murder of Malik Mumtaz, a journalist based at Miramshah, South Waziristan, on Wednesday. The HRCP stated the murder is a continuation of the disturbing trend of increasing violence against journalists. The fact that Mumtaz is the fifth journalist killed in the first two months […]
By: Haroon Siraj SWAT: The 5th death anniversary of The Nation’s slain staffer and veteran journalist Siraj ud Din (Shaheed) was observed here on Thursday at his residency Fizaghat Mingora. He was martyred five years ago in a suicide attack when he was attending the funeral congregation of DSP Javed Iqbal on February 29, 2008. […]
PESHAWAR: Like other parts of the country, working journalists from FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday held a protest demonstration against the brutal killing of tribal journalist Malik Mumtaz in Waziristan Agency, and asked the government to arrest the killers and ensure safety of all working journalists. The journalists’ community led by KhUJ President, Arshad […]
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday recommended the provincial government to approach the federal government to repeal section 89 of Pakistan Penal Code which allows punishment to the students of age below 12 years of age in the schools. Moved by PPP’s MPA Shamim Ara Panhwar and signed by the other MPAs, the resolution said […]
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the killing of a correspondent of a private television channel, journalist Malik Mumtaz in Miran Shah, North Waziristan. In a statement issued by MQM, Altaf said that the brutal killing of Malik Mumtaz was an attack on the freedom of the press in the […]
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