VIENNA: More journalists have been killed this year while on assignment than at any time in the last 15 years, according to the International Press Institute, a Vienna-based media watchdog. A total 119 journalists have died so far, IPI’s Death Watch survey found, exceeding the number of deaths in any year since it started keeping […]
LANDIKOTAL: A tribal journalist was slightly injured and a vehicle of a Khasadar officer was damaged in a roadside bomb explosion on Thursday. In a remote-controlled IED blast in Sadukhel area of Landikotal, journalist Sudhir Ahmad Afridi was slightly injured on his left leg whereas the vehicle of Khyber Khasadar Force Subedar Harkala Khan was […]
By: Michael Spindelegger and Alison Bethel McKenzie Well over 100 journalists have been killed so far this year – the highest number since the International Press Institute (IPI) began keeping count of journalists’ deaths in 1997. All across the world – from Africa, Asia and Europe, to the Middle East and Latin America – journalists […]
KARACHI: Dunya News reporter Kiran Khan, a technician and some other journalists were injured Wednesday in two bomb blasts in Orangi Town, television channels reported. Four people were killed and 13 wounded. Police said the first blast was a suicide attack while the second that occurred in front of an Imambargah gate was detonated through […]
KARACHI: Proceedings in the murder trial of Geo TV reporter Wali Khan Babar were rescheduled to November 28 because the Anti-Terrorism Court-III judge was on leave. The trial is being held inside the central jail for security reasons. The last hearing was on November 13, when the complainant’s lawyer backed out of the case and […]
SHERGARH: A special meeting of the City Press Club of Shergarh was held here to condemn the target killing of a correspondent of a private TV channel in Bangor, Balochistan. The meeting was presided over by CPC President Dr Ziaul Hassan. It strongly condemned the killing of Rehmatullah Abid who was shot dead two days […]
By: Yunus Awan When a Pakistani VVIP visits India, the Indian journalists are not only allowed to cover the engagements of the visiting VVIP, they are in fact invited by the relevant department to do their job. However, when a VVIP from India comes to Pakistan, and visits historical sites located in remote areas, the […]
LAHORE: To ensure fair coverage of 2013 elections through a common code of ethics, a consultative meeting of the media stakeholders was held at the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) regional office at Aiwan-i-Iqbal here on Wednesday. A similar meeting was held in Karachi on Tuesday to devise a joint strategy. The next meeting is […]
ISLAMABAD: Reporters Without Borders has condemned the murder of all six witnesses who had agreed to testify against the five defendants being tried for Geo News TV reporter Wali Khan Babar’s murder in Karachi in January 2011. The last surviving witness, Haider Ali, was shot dead in his home on 11 November. These cold-blooded murders […]
QUETTA: Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) has demanded of the government to arrest the killers of Rehmatullah Abid, a journalist who was gunned down in Panjgur on Saturday. Journalists took out a procession from the press club on the call of the BUJ here on Tuesday. Participants of the procession, who wanted to march up […]
ISLAMABAD: Hearing the Balochistan target killing case, the Supreme Court has clarified them are strong supporters of the parliamentary system and believe it is not the job of the provincial assembly but the provincial government to protect people’s life under Article 9 of the constitution. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heading a three-member bench, maintained […]
LAHORE: Outraged at the killing of a reporter in Balochistan, South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) on Tuesday demanded an investigation into the murder. Rahmatullah Abid, a local journalist of Panjgur, was gunned down by unidentified men. “Journalists have been continuously targeted over the last few years. Authorities must […]
QUETTA: The general body of Panjgour Press Club (PPC) announced to shut down the Press Club from Monday for indefinite period in protest against the murder of local journalist Rehmatullah Abid. The members of the general body of the PPC, including Abdul Waheed President PPC and Vice President Qadir Bakhsh Sanjarani condemned the killing of […]
The law enforcement agencies have continued search operation to trace and arrest the killers of journalist Rehmatullah Abid who was gunned down in Panjgur last night and so far, five suspected persons have been taken into custody. Police sources told APP on Monday that on the directives of Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani, teams […]
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