Javed Aziz Khan PESHAWAR: The NWFP and Fata have turned into the most insecure areas in the world for media men, many of whom have been killed while several others have either been kidnapped or their families were attacked and houses demolished. Janullah Hashimzada, an Afghan journalist based in Peshawar, proved to be the latest […]
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada LANDIKOTAL: Unidentified gunmen shot dead Afghan journalist Janullah Hashimzada in the Jamrud area in Khyber Agency on Monday when he was on his way to Peshawar from Afghanistan. He was travelling in a passenger coach (P-0123) to Peshawar to reach his home in Hayatabad when four gunmen, driving a white colour car, […]
KOHAT: Explosive devices planted at the main office of the cable operator at Askari Plaza here went off on Monday night, completely destroying the office. Official sources said six kilograms of heavy explosive device planted by unidentified miscreants in the office of the cable operator situated in the Askari Plaza on Bannu Road went off […]
The paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) and government intelligence agencies besieged offices of the Urdu dailies “Asaap”, and “Azadi” and English daily “Baluchistan Express”, in Quetta, the capital city of the insurgency plagued Balochistan province of Pakistan. Daily “Asaap” shut down its publication on August 19, 2009 saying that its office has been under siege by […]
By Nisar Ahmad Khan MANSEHRA: Following closure of music and CD shops in Balakot and Oghi, owners of such shops in the Mansehra town are also under pressure to wind up their business. The owner of a CD shop who had displayed a notice that he would wind up the business soon told Dawn he […]
PESHAWAR: The correspondent of Aaj TV and former president of Mardan Press Club, Siddique Bacha, was fatally wounded here when his opponents allegedly started shooting at him in Mardan district on Friday, police said. Police said that Jahingaz Khan and Babar, sons of Tahir, allegedly sprayed a volley of bullets at Bacha when he was […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistani journalist Rahman Bunairee was detained because he applied for political asylum upon his arrival at the Dulles International Airport in Washington, official sources told Dawn. Mr Bunairee works for Voice of America, a US government media outlet, and the Khyber TV, a popular Pakistani channel. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained Mr […]
SWABI: An additional sessions judge on Monday issued arrest warrants of the deputy superintendent of police and eight constables for not appearing before the court in an alleged case of beating and putting a local journalist behind bars. DSP Mohammad Rasan, Station House Officer Sadiq Akbar, Sub-Inspector Ijaz Khan, Traffic Officer Sardar Ali, constables Ali […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists staged a token walkout from National Assembly’s proceedings on Friday against the ban on media coverage of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court’s proceedings. Presiding officer, Abdul Qadir Patel asked Information Minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Sheikh Aftab and Ayaz Amir to convince the journalists to end their boycott of proceedings. Later, speaking […]
LAHORE: Continuing their assault on journalists, lawyers attacked and manhandled reporters and cameramen on the premises of the Lahore High Court on Thursday after the hearing of a suo motu case pertaining to the thrashing of an ASI and reporters by some lawyers in a sessions court last week. An LHC bench consisting of Chief […]
ISLAMABAD: In a new attempt to deprive of its citizens to information, the Indian government is not allowing TV cable operators to show any TV channels from Pakistan, The Asian Age reported. The Indian information and broadcasting ministry is also planning to establish high-frequency transmitters and towers in the bordering areas to stop transmission of […]
Three personnel of “Sindh TV” a regional language TV channel were detained by armed men in the area of Sohrab Goth of Karachi on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The detained persons included reporter Mushtaque Ahmed Sarki who is also Joint Secretary of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), cameraman Ahsan Sanjrani and driver Aijaz Ali Chandio. […]
LAHORE, Aug 3: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif has said that he will not accept any pressure in the case pertaining to violence of lawyers against media. The chief justice observed this on Monday while directing the police to proceed strictly in accordance with the law during the hearing of the suo […]
LAHORE: Lawyers on Monday did not allow journalists to enter the sessions courts to cover the case of former MPA Shumaila Rana. Journalists’ entry was barred despite the fact that the Lahore High Court chief justice had taken a suo motu notice of the incident. A division bench consisting of Chief Justice Khawaja Sharif and […]
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