QUETTA: The general body of Panjgour Press Club (PPC) announced to shut down the Press Club from Monday for indefinite period in protest against the murder of local journalist Rehmatullah Abid. The members of the general body of the PPC, including Abdul Waheed President PPC and Vice President Qadir Bakhsh Sanjarani condemned the killing of […]
The law enforcement agencies have continued search operation to trace and arrest the killers of journalist Rehmatullah Abid who was gunned down in Panjgur last night and so far, five suspected persons have been taken into custody. Police sources told APP on Monday that on the directives of Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani, teams […]
LAHORE: The journalist community and civil society on Monday protested against the target killing of a journalist in Panjgur (Balochistan) and demanded immediate arrest of the murderers and security for media persons in the province. The local journalists, under the flag of Lahore Press Club (LPC) and Punjab Union of Journalists, arranged the protest at […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday assured to pay compensation to journalists killed in line of their duty and attacks by the outlaws. “The government, Pakistani nation and journalists condemn these killing incidents and their heirs would be paid compensation,” he told the media at the Parliament House after they […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in a statement on Monday, condemned the murder of a journalist in Panjgur and called for serious and concerted efforts not only to punish the culprits but also to ensure that working journalists can fulfill their duties in an environment of peace and security. “The HRCP is […]
By: Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD: On an average, one journalist gets killed in the line of duty every 30 days. Almost 91 journalists have been murdered since 2000 due to which Pakistan has become the third most dangerous country for journalists after Somalia and Syria. This was stated during a seminar titled ‘International Journalist Day’ organised […]
By: Zohra Yusuf Lahore: This is the sixth journalist casualty in Balochistan this year while condemning the murder of a journalist in Panjgur, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for serious and concerted efforts not only to punish the culprits but also to ensure that working journalists can fulfill their duties in […]
By: Mohammad Zafar QUETTA: A journalist was gunned down on Sunday in the Washbood area of Panjgur district in the violence-stricken province of Balochistan. Panjgur Police Station Officer Jahangir Baloch told The Express Tribune that the slain journalist, identified as Rehmatullah Abid, was at a saloon in Washbood area of Panjgur, some 600 km away […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Farooq Awan Thursday said the ban on YouTube will be lifted in the country in 20 days. According to a TV channel, he said talks in this regard are underway with Google which owns YouTube. YouTube was banned in Pakistan in September following widespread outrage over the anti-Islam film. […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has complained to Pemra that six of its member channels have been off-aired by cable operators licensed by Pemra since Wednesday evening throughout Pakistan and specifically in Karachi. A press release issued by the PBA says that Pakistan’s most popular entertainment channels, including ARY Digital, GEO Entertainment, HUM TV, Express […]
ISLAMABAD: The November 11 assassination of Haider Ali aka Saleem, the sixth and the last eyewitness in Wali Khan Babar’s murder case, has made it really difficult for the Anti-Terrorism Court hearing the case to convict the arrested assassins and to take them to task. Haider was gunned down hardly 48 hours prior to his […]
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Farooq Awan, has said that the government had decided to lift the ban on YouTube “in a few days”. Awan said that the website would be “accessible in the country in a few days”. He also said that the auction to sell third generation (3G) mobile telecom licenses […]
By: Amir Mir LAHORE: Asif aka Waseem Commando, one of the most wanted target killers from Karachi who was arrested from Lahore on November 13 for his involvement in the January 2011 assassination of the Geo News’ reporter Wali Khan Babar, had played a crucial role in orchestrating the devious murder plot along with Faisal […]
KARACHI: Following the killing of the last eyewitness in the murder trial of Geo TV reporter Wali Babar Khan, the complainant’s lawyer decided to skip court on Tuesday. The case was moved to the Anti-Terrorism Court-III within the Central Jail due to security concerns but witnesses and lawyers continue to receive threats. A police officer, […]
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