Introduction The year 1997 saw the coming into power of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The government entered into alliance with the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Later renamed as Muttahada Qaumi Movement) or MQM, which resulted in a less violent and turbulent political environment in the province of Sindh. The […]
Pakistani journalists had to face many extreme forms of pressure during 1996. In addition to harassment from official quarters, journalists were made the target of violent attacks by political and religious organisations. Rural journalists remained especially vulnerable to violence by local officials and feudal lords. A few of the more serious incidents involving journalists briefly […]
1995 seemed to be a year when the Pakistani press confronted one crises after the other. Not only did Pakistani journalists have to contend with to the harsh government attitude but also had to suffer violence from political groups and terrorists. In addition, the national media had to deal with an alarming level of disinformation […]
The discussion of Asian values seems to be a continuation of the debate about development journalism. As with development journalism, one of the difficulties in discussing Asian values is defining what the term means. The diversity of religions, ideologies, traditions, political systems and level of development makes it almost impossible to define a set of […]
The training needs of the media have increased greatly in most developing countries as a result of the immense changes sweeping the globe. These include the first steps towards democracy, deregulation of economies and privatisation of government-owned enterprises, and a heightened concern for social, environmental and development issues. Running parallel with all these are rapid […]
New York, May 2, 2007–Three nations in sub-Saharan Africa are among the places worldwide where press freedom has deteriorated the most over the last five years, a new analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists has found. Ethiopia, where the government launched a massive crackdown on the private press by shutting newspapers and jailing editors, […]
5 journalists killed, 17 arrested, 61 injured, 27 harassed 11 attacks on media property, 16 cases of gag orders Annual State of Pakistan Media Report 2006-07 Analysis covering period May 3, 2006 to May 3, 2007 By ADNAN REHMAT [email protected] INTERMEDIA 6-B Street 31 F-7/1 Islamabad phone: 051-2611634 fax: 051-2611635 e-mail: [email protected] web:www.intermedia.org.pk Chapter 1 […]
Karachi, May 02: At least five journalists, one editor were killed, six were kidnapped and tortured by intelligence agencies, while over 50 journalists of print and electronic media were injured, as new trends of violence against the journalists emerge in Pakistan in 2006, says a report of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), on the […]
The following is a Human Rights Watch letter to President Pervez Musharraf: Letter to President Musharraf About Attacks on Journalists in Pakistan April 27, 2007 General Pervez Musharraf President Islamic Republic of Pakistan Aiwan-e-Sadr Constitution Avenue Islamabad, Pakistan Dear General Musharraf, Human Rights Watch is concerned about concerted and increasing attempts by the Pakistani government […]
Media Coverage of Pakistan Stokes Global Terrorism Fears: Study Maryland, April 16: The top newspapers in the United States failed to challenge the Bush administration’s representation of the dimensions and immediacy of the threat of terrorism in their coverage of one of the major theaters of the “War on Terror,” according to a new study […]
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(Law, Justice and Human Rights Division)Islamabad, The 1st March, 2002 F No 2(1)/2002-Pub — The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is hereby published for general information. ORDINANCE No XIII OF 2002 AN ORDINANCE to regulate broadcast media in Pakistan WHEREAS it is expedient […]
At least three journalists a month forced into exile to escape threats of violence, imprisonment, or harassment, CPJ report finds. The following is an abridged version of a 19 June 2007 CPJ special report By Elisabeth Witchel and Karen Phillips Nearly six years ago, Eritrean authorities raided the offices of the country’s private newspapers, shut […]
By Sudhir Ahmad Afridi LANDIKOTAL: Unidentified men ambushed a senior tribal journalist and former Khyber Agency Tribal Union of Journalists president Khalil Khan Afridi on Wednesday night. The journalist was returning home from a nearby hujra (guest house) at 9pm when he was targeted with a hand grenade that severely injured him. Locals rushed him […]
HYDERABAD: Rain-affected members of Maheshwari community of Tando Mohammad Khan, including women and children and reporters covering the event, were thrashed by personnel of law enforcement agencies when they staged a sit-in outside the office of the District Coordination Officer on Thursday. Members of Maheshwari community were protesting against non-supply of relief goods to them. […]
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