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Daily Archives: July 8, 2022

Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) president condemns journalist’s arrest

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) President Shoaib Shaheen on Thursday condemned arrest of journalist Imran Riaz Khan by Punjab police and assault of Ayaz Amir by unknown persons. He termed the arrest of Riaz as violation of constitutional rights and argued that society would have been crime-free if Punjab police and state […]


Alvi concerned over treatment of journalists

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, a remnant of the former ruling party, on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressing “deep concern” over recent incidents of “harassment” of journalists, terming them a “spate against the freedom of expression”. In his letter, the president urged the prime minister to take immediate […]


After Attock, Imran Riaz lands in Chakwal jail

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TAXILA: Chakwal police arrested journalist Imran Riaz Khan from the Attock district judicial complex soon after a judge, in an early morning verdict, dismissed a treason case against the anchorperson and ordered his release for lack of sufficient evidence. The journalist, who was taken into custody by Attock police near Islamabad on Tuesday night, was […]


International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges Pak authorities to drop cases against Imran Riaz Khan

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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), along with its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), has urged authorities in Pakistan to withdraw all cases against senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan who is also the government’s most vocal critic. Taking to Twitter, IFJ released an official statement, urging the authorities to stop harassing […]


Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz Khan arrested

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New York, July 7, 2022 – Pakistan authorities must immediately release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and ensure that members of the press can work freely and without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On the evening of Tuesday, July 5, police in the outskirts of Islamabad, the capital, arrested Khan, an […]


Pakistani journalists Ayaz Amir and Ahmed Shaheen attacked in separate incidents in Lahore

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New York, July 7, 2022 – Pakistan authorities must immediately investigate the attacks against journalists Ayaz Amir and Ahmer Shaheen, ensure their safety, and hold the perpetrators accountable, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Unidentified men separately attacked Shaheen, chief editor of the news website iNEWS, on June 30 and beat Amir, a senior […]


Not counting defectors’ votes would be against freedom of expression: Justice Mandokhail

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail while issuing dissenting note on a presidential reference seeking interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution which is related to the status of defecting lawmakers remarked that not counting the votes of the defecting lawmakers who defected against the party policy would […]