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Monthly Archives: October 2023

Journalist manhandled at DI Khan hospital

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Doctors allegedly roughed up a journalist at the District Headquarters Hospital where he had gone to report on the death of a child. The journalist Adil Waqar working for a private television channel had gone to the DHQ hospital to report on the ‘mysterious’ death of a patient when the doctors allegedly […]


TIP releases report on ‘Right of Access to Information Act’

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KARACHI: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has released a report on “State of Implementation of Proactive Disclosure, Federal Right of Access to Information Act 2017” which aims to provide external feedback to the federal government’s departments and ministries regarding the implementation of Proactive Disclosure Provision under The Right of Access to Information Act 2017. The second […]


Contempt notices issued to Pemra chief, actors

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BAHAWALPUR: The Lahore High Court Bahawalpur bench has issued contempt notices to the PEMRA chairman, a paint company owner and artistes for playing the role of a judge and lawyers in an advertisement video. Lahore High Court Bahawalpur Bench Justice Anwarul Haq Pannu heard the contempt of court petition filed by Chaudhry Dilshad Ahmad, according […]


Concealing VAW Data: ‘The Problem Is The Crime, Not Its Reporting’

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The Punjab Police have recently requested an exemption from releasing information regarding incidents of violence against women in the province under the Access to Information Act, 2013 after a petition was filed in the Information Commission. In June, the Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) took action under the Right to Information (RTI) and formally submitted […]


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 […]


Increasing diseases among journalists. What is the treatment?

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Diabetes, blood pressure and heart diseases are diseases that are increasing continuously. Journalists are suffering from these diseases more than ordinary people because the diet of journalists is often unbalanced, their workload is more than ordinary people, while they are weak. Due to their financial condition, they are always suffering from mental stress. Heart disease […]


PIC Orders Deduction of 100 Days’ Salary of PIA CEO

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ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has ordered deduction of 100 days’ salary of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for failing to provide requested information to appellants, despite clear orders from the Commission. The decision comes after two separate appeals filed by citizens Mr. Tariq Raheem […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) issues notices to FIA, Pemra, PTA chiefs

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to DG FIA, PEMRA chairman and PTA chairman on a petition, seeking court order for the registration of an FIR against former army chief General (r) Qamar Javed Bajwa, former DG ISI Lt General (r) Faiz Hameed, Shahid Metla and journalist Javed Chaudhry, reported 24NewsHD TV […]


Irresponsible use of social media is killing journalists

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The incidents of the killing of the above four journalists are on record, but many such incidents are taking place on a daily basis in many cities in which journalists face torture, harassment and false cases and are being killed in various ways. . Due to the irresponsible use of social media, killings of journalists […]


The plight of journalists in Balochistan: Unpaid wages and precarious working conditions

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Nadeem Awan, a 50-year-old resident of Quetta, was a senior journalist until a few months ago. However, nowadays, he is unemployed and trying to set up a shop to sustain his household. He began his journalism career in 1998 as a photographer in Quetta’s local newspaper. He recalls that a journalist’s salary was nowhere near […]


PPF condemns threats of demolition of the property of journalist Miraj Khalid Wazir in South Waziristan after he posted against a jirga decision on social media

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the threats to Hum Pashto 1 Correspondent Miraj Khalid Wazir by a jirga (a council of local tribal elders) after he posted on social media against a decision they had taken regarding demotion of houses in the Wana district of South Waziristan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The threats of demolition of […]