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Daily Archives: October 6, 2023

Punjab police loath to release data of violence against women

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LAHORE: The Punjab Police have sought an exemption to stop releasing information on incidents of violence against women in the province under the Access to Information Act, 2013. According to the documents available, the Punjab Police have taken the stand that making such information public creates fear in the society. “The department also faces difficulties […]


Extortionist impersonating himself as journalist arrested

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LAHORE: Lower Mall police arrested a suspect involved in harassing and minting money from restaurant owners by impersonating himself as a journalist. The arrested suspect was identified as Muhammad Ali. Many press cards were recovered from his custody. The suspect would blackmail restaurant owners by threatening impersonating himself as a journalist. He would also harass […]


Critical journalists are targeted by political and religious parties

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According to Ziaur Rahman, a journalist associated with the Voice of America, during the Islamabad sit-in in 2014, he was harassed several times by the political party workers, and it even reached the point of hand-to-hand combat. A few years ago, workers of a religious party also did the same. He was harassed several times due to […]


Lingering issue of missing persons ‘embarrasses’ court

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ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of around a dozen petitions related to missing person cases, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said the court felt embarrassed that the issue had been lingering for several years. The observation came while the court was seized concerning the disappearance of journalist Mudassir Naru, who went missing while […]