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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anchorperson and journalist Imran Riaz Khan had been arrested because he had, in the view of the government, had committed a crime and that he will have to go through a court trial. This was stated by Punjab Law Minister Malik Ahmad Khan on Wednesday while addressing a news conference in Lahore. Briefing the media […]
Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Central Information Secretary of PPP-P Shazia Atta Marri has extended her felicitation to the newly elected office bearers of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) workers. In a congratulating message to the newly elected body of PFUJ (workers), Federal Minister Shazia Marri has said that I […]
ATTOCK: A local court on Wednesday handed over journalist Imran Riaz Khan, who was arrested by Attock police, to Rawalpindi police with the direction that a relevant forum should be approached. Police produced Khan before district and judicial magistrate Attock under tight security for obtaining his remand. Magistrate Yasir Tanvir, after hearing the arguments of […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed journalist Imran Riaz Khan’s counsel to approach the Lahore High Court (LHC) against his arrest and disposed of his contempt of court petition against the police chiefs of Islamabad and Punjab. A single bench of Chief Justice Athar Minallah, on Wednesday, heard Imran’s petition against his arrest. It […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) urges authorities to ensure the freedom of the press in Pakistan instead of repressing it as highlighted by the recent arrest of Express News anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan. We condemn Khan’s arrest, a move that appears to be a continuation of intimidating and silencing journalists despite a change in government. Arrests […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted an advisory council on IT and digital economy in order to enhance the digital economic activities in the country, said a handout issued from the PM’s Secretariat on Tuesday. The council will advise the government on how to enhance the digital economy of Pakistan by identifying the key […]
ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested the accused who shot at and injured journalist and ex-Pemra chairman Absar Alam last year. The attackers not only confessed to making a life attempt on Absar Alam but also admitted that they were tasked to hit Asad Toor, another journalist. They, however, had to change the plan after a hype […]
KARACHI: Journalist Imran Riaz Khan was arrested on Tuesday near the outskirts of Islamabad, according to his counsel Mian Ali Ashfaq. Khan was heading to Islamabad when he was arrested in connection with a treason case registered against him in Attock. Ashfaq said his client was named in 17 treason cases across Punjab, adding that […]
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