On 13 July 2010, Pakistan’s Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) banned the showing of an Indian comedy, “Tere Bin Laden” (Without You Laden), scheduled to be released in cinemas in Pakistan on 16 July, for fear that it could spark terrorist attacks. The movie distributors had offered to amend the movie’s title to “Tere […]
Journalists and media organisations staged country-wide rallies to protest against the anti-media resolution passed by Punjab Assembly on Friday, July 09, 2010. The assembly resolution condemned ‘sections of the media’ for their ‘irresponsible behaviour’ that could have a “negative impact on the future of democracy and rule of law.” The resolution was moved by Sanaullah […]
By Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: In a rare show of unity in the Punjab Assembly, all major political parties on Wednesday launched a fierce attack on the media for “maligning politicians on the issue of fake graduation degrees”. The mainstream parties –the PPP, the PML-N and the PML-Q –were unanimous that the media must have a […]
LAHORE, July 6: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday expressed concern at a spike in incidents of violence against journalists. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the commission said: “HRCP is alarmed at several reports of violence against journalists over the last week, including the latest instance when a police officer […]
By Hajrah Mumtaz SOME recent developments that have impinged upon, or attempted to impinge upon, the right to unfettered access to information should spark a debate on a freedom that is considered one of the cornerstones of democratic societies. These developments, despite constituting two distinct strands of action prompted by different factors, culminate in the […]
Muhammad Akram, a Lahore-based senior reporter for the English-language newspaper “Daily Times”, was assaulted by police in Lahore, the capital of the province of Punjab, while filming a protest on July 4, 2010. The reporter had parked his car near the Lahore press club to film a rally protesting a terrorist attack on Data Darbar, […]
KARACHI: A media group says militants have shot and killed a local reporter in Khuzdar district as he traveled in a vehicle with his family. Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said in a statement Monday that Faiz Muhammad Sasoli’s death raises to seven the number of media workers killed since the start of the year in […]
Farrukh Asif, cameraman of Urdu language news channel, “Express News” was brutally assaulted and illegally detained in Gulberg Liberty Market Police station, Lahore, while photographing a protest demonstration on Saturday, June 26, 2010. According to press report Asif was filming police action against protestors at Liberty Parking Plaza. The Station House Office (SHO) Ahsan Ashraf […]
At least five persons were injured and two shops in busiest music and CD markets on Hall Road were damaged when two low-intensity explosive devices exploded in Lahore, capital city of Punjab province on Saturday, June 26, 2010. According to press report the two blasts, which took place 10 minutes apart, triggered panic among shopkeepers […]
QUETTA – Journalists staged a walkout from the Press Gallery of the Balochistan Assembly on Saturday against the police torture on the cameraman of a private TV channel in Lahore and derogatory remarks passed by Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazhar-ul- Haq. Later, Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani and provisional minister Robina Man came out […]
By Mohammad Faisal Ali LAHORE: Seven people were injured when two low-intensity explosive devices exploded in a crowded CD market on the Hall Road here on Saturday. The two blasts, which took place 10 minutes apart, triggered panic among shopkeepers and customers who ran for their lives. Five of the injured, who were taken to […]
LAHORE: Another case of police brutality was witnessed as Liberty Police tortured Express News team in Lahore and broke technical equipment in their possession. The incident took place when a camera man of Express News was recording a video of Liberty Police torturing citizens in Liberty Market. The police officials snatched the camera from the […]
BAHAWALPUR: The Lahore High Court has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to immediately block nine websites for publishing and promoting sacrilegious material, and ordered the PTA chairman to appear in the court on June 28, 2010 along with all relevant material. Justice Mazher Iqbal Sidhu of the LHC Bahawalpur Bench, while hearing a write petition […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has restrained electronic and print media from televising/publishing any fabricated story against the Abbas Steel Group till 12 July 2010, and only the stories having the version of the said group would be allowed to publish. Abbas Steel Group lawyer Mansoor-ul-Arfain had filed an application against a private TV channel […]
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