SUKKUR: The journalist fraternity has protested against the killing of their colleague, Ajay Lalvani, by some unidentified assailants in Sukkur. After the funeral ceremony of the slain journalist at Saleh Pat near Rohri, Sukkur, and the protesters marched from the Taluka hospital to the funeral place, claiming that the incident was a target killing. The […]
KARACHI: The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemned on Friday the murder of journalist Ajay Laalwani and called upon the government to “bring the killers to justice”. The IPI is a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists working for press freedom. “The IPI strongly condemns […]
SUKKUR: A double bench of the Sindh High Court, Larkana, on Thursday, accepting the appeal of convicted accused in journalist Wali Babar case, quashed the sentence passed by the ATC Court, Kandhkot. Reports said that on Thursday, Justice Muhammed Kareem Agha and Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi of Sindh High Court Bench, Larkana, had quashed capital […]
ISLAMABAD: Twenty-eight journalists were killed and 23 injured while performing their professional duties in 2015 in Pakistan. Fifty-one cases were lodged and only three killers have been held so far. The Journalist Protect Committee, in its annual report, said that six journalists were killed in Karachi, five in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Fata, four in […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists(PFUJ) has appreciated Balochistan Government for setting up of a judicial commission to investigate recent murder of Irshad Mastoi, General Secretary of Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ). The Judicial Commission headed by Justice Mohammad Hashim Kakkar of Balochistan High Court will encompass the entire incident during which Abdul Rasool and […]
SUKKUR: Journalists in Badah have threatened self-immolation if the murderers of senior journalist Shan Dahar are not arrested soon. The journalists protested outside Badah Press Club on Monday and were led by its general secretary Iqbal Channa. The protesters strongly condemned the murder and termed it as an attempt to suppress the media. The Karachi […]
Karachi: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Kandhkot issued a notice on Saturday to the defence counsel in the murder trial of Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar, telling him to appear on January 8 or a decision would be announced against the defendants, Geo News reported. Defence counsel Suleman Mujahid Baloch, who is a member […]
SUKKUR: Saturday was the second hearing of the murder case of Geo Television reporter Wali Khan Babar in which neither the lawyers nor the witnesses showed up. The case was recently shifted to Kandhkot as the prosecutors and witnesses were facing security threats in Karachi. The first hearing of the case in Kandhkot was scheduled […]
KARACHI: Pakistan is known as one of the most dangerous place for journalists and the culture of impunity is posing a major threat to them, which needs to be addressed at the earliest. This was stated by President Rana Azeem and Secretary General Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Amin Yousuf in a statement issued here […]
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday ordered the shifting of record and proceedings of a case pertaining to the murder of a journalist to Kashmore-Kandhkot after high court ordered transfer of the case. Faisal Mahmood alias Nafsiati, Syed Mohammad Ali Rizvi, Shahrukh alias Mani, Naveed alias Polka and Shakil alias Malik along with their absconding […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday transferred the murder case of journalist Wali Khan Babar from Karachi to an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Kashmore-Kandhkot district. At the request of the Sindh government to transfer the trial from the metropolis in view of threats to the lives of case investigators, witnesses and prosecution lawyers, […]
Karachi: The provincial government filed an application with the Sindh High Court on Monday seeking the transfer of Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar’s murder trial from an anti-terrorism court of Karachi to Shikarpur over security concerns for witnesses, the prosecutors and investigators. The application was filed by the member inspection team of the high […]
Karachi: The Sindh government has decided to transfer the murder trial of Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar from an anti- terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi to another city due to security concerns. “The formal request for the transfer of the trial will be made to the chief justice of the Sindh High Court so […]
Karachi: The Anti-Terrorism Court-III adjourned the murder trial of Wali Khan Babar for a week on Tuesday after the special public prosecutor went on leave and an acting prosecutor failed to appear. Special Public Prosecutor Abdul Maroof was to make final arguments in the murder case of Babar, a Geo News reporter who was shot […]
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