• February 1, 2022
• Freedom of Expression, General News

SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MPA Aqibullah Khan on Monday allegedly misbehaved with a journalist when the latter drew his attention towards out-of-order equipment in the Bacha Khan Hospital Complex, Shahmansoor, here. Mr Aqibullah, his brother, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, and newly-elected Swabi tehsil mayor Attaullah Khan, were on a visit to the hospital to inspect […]

• February 1, 2022
• General News

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Bodies, Syed Nasir Shah on Monday claimed local journalist Murtaza Shar was shot dead over personal enmity. Reacting to the killing of a local journalist associated with a private news channel, Nasir Shah in his Tweet said it is wrong to blame the Sindh government for the killing of Murtaza […]

• February 1, 2022
• Freedom of Expression, General News

LAHORE: An Accountability Court on Monday acquitted Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and others in a 36-year-old private property case as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) failed to prove any of the charges of violation of laws, corrupt practices and loss to national exchequer. The Accountability Court judge, Asad Ali, while announcing the 20-page judgment […]

• February 1, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the malicious campaign against eminent columnist and intellectual Dr Kaiser Bengali. In a statement issued on Monday, PFUJ president Shahzada Zulfiqar and secretary general Nasir Zaidi alleged that the government is employing fascist tactics to silence any voice critical of it and its policies. “Dr […]

• February 1, 2022
• General News

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday handed over four accused involved in the killing of Journalist Husnain Shah, to police on a 14-day physical remand. Earlier, the police produced four accused – Amir Butt, Farhan Shah, Amjad Pasha and Haider Abbas before the court. The investigation officer submitted that the accused were involved in […]