• May 24, 2023
• General News

KARACHI: Different human rights and civil society organisations have expressed serious concern over mass arrests and arbitrary detention of political leaders and workers and supporters of PTI, including prominent journalist Imran Riaz Khan, and asked the authorities to immediately stop the crackdown and release them. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, Amnesty International, Reporters Without […]

• May 24, 2023
• General News

The state has cast a wide dragnet to haul up all those allegedly involved in the May 9 rioting, while also using the opportunity to weaken the PTI. However, there can be no excuse for the hundreds of journalists that have been hounded by police just for carrying out their professional duties on the day […]

• May 24, 2023
• Freedom of Expression

New York, May 24, 2023—Pakistani authorities must cease harassing journalists covering the country’s political unrest and respect the media’s right to report freely and safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Since May 16, police have visited the homes of at least three journalists who reported from the scene of a May 9 protest […]

• May 24, 2023
• General News

US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday said the US called for the respect and equal application of democratic principles, freedom of expression– and rule of law around the world, and of course in Pakistan, we urge that these principles be respected for all people, Bol News reported. Matthew Miller said this in response […]

• May 24, 2023
• General News

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday restrained police from harassing digital media journalists who covered the violent protests on May 9, following the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. The order was passed by Justice Anwarul Haq Pannun on a petition filed by an association of digital media journalists. Advocate Azhar Siddique, on behalf […]