QUETTA, Oct 8: Balochistan Assembly Deputy Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani has condemned the kidnapping of Raiz Mengal, a senior journalist of Khuzdar, and termed it part of continuing violence against journalists. In a statement issued here on Monday, Mr Bhootani criticised the government’s handling of the case failure of the law-enforcement agencies in recovering Mr […]
GUJAR KHAN, Oct 7: The Pind Dadan Khan police registered on Saturday a case against 15 journalists, four lawyers and two unknown persons for holding an anti-government protest rally a week ago, officials said on Sunday. The officials, who wished not to be identified, told this correspondent that the case was registered under section 188 […]
QUETTA, Oct 7: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over the kidnapping of a senior journalist and criticised the government for having done nothing to trace him. Raiz Mengal, acting president of the Khuzdar Press Club, was kidnapped three days ago. In a statement issued here on Sunday, PFUJ president Syed […]
ISLAMABAD: The government, on an order of the Supreme Court, on Monday suspended three top officials of the Islamabad administration in connection with weekend violence against lawyers, journalists and representatives of the civil society on Constitution Avenue in the capital. “As per the court direction, we have suspended Inspector-General of Islamabad Police (IGP) Syed Marwat […]
Islamabad: Convener world minorities’ Alliance and Pakistan Human Rights organizer former Federal Minister J.Salik organized a rally here Friday to express solidarity with the journalists injured outside election commission office on September29. Addressing the gathering J.Salik said that the police torture on journalists, advocates and social society activities was very shameful. Condemning the violent torture […]
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: People will be allowed free access to the Constitution Avenue on the occasion of the presidential election on Saturday but any attempt to protest the election would invite action under Section 144, local administration said on Friday. “We have requested the lawyers’ community, the opposition parties and journalists to be peaceful and […]
Karachi:Journalists covering Sindh Assembly proceedings staged a token walkout on Thursday against attempt on life of President Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) Shamim-ur Rehman and police action against journalists in Islamabad and other cities. Journalists belonging to print and electronic media condemned the act through a resolution adopted in the meeting of the press committee […]
QUETTA, Oct 4: Khuzdar Press Club’s senior vice-president Riaz Mengal was kidnapped on Thursday evening. According to office-bearers of the club, Mr Mengal was on his way home when some unidentified armed men riding two vehicles intercepted him in front of the club building and took him away at gunpoint. Police have registered a case. […]
Karachi: The police’s action against journalists and lawyers in Islamabad on September 29 during the scrutiny of nomination papers of presidential candidates is widely believed to be a show of ruthlessness against political dissent and lack of respect for democratic rights. It provoked emotional outbursts, resulting in the thrashing of a minister and an important […]
KARACHI, Oct 3: The Tuesday attempt on the life of Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) president Shamim-ur-Rehman was condemned by the journalist community and political quarters as an attempt to gag the press. The KUJ, at its meeting at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday, vowed to lodge its protest against the attack during the […]
Karachi, October 02 (PPI): Pakistan Broadcasters Association strongly refuted all allegations that any of its member broadcasters have broken the rules and regulations laid down in PEMRA ordinance. Secretary General Arshad Zuberi, in his letter to respond to a warning letter PEMRA has written to various news channels, strongly reiterated the Association’s point of view […]
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) on Tuesday constituted a committee for registering cases of police violence against journalists, reviewing legal matters and finalising a strategy in this regard. The eight-member committee was constituted under the supervision of RIUJ General-Secretary Ashfaq Sajid while Mazhar Abbas, Afzal Butt, Mushtaq Minhas, Sharyar Khan, Waqar […]
KARACHI: The president of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ),Shamimur Rehman survived an attack on his life on Tuesday. According to him an unknown car tried to hit him,when he was standing at a bus stop at Jauhar Morr in Gulistan-e-Jauhar in the evening. He was waiting for a taxi to go work, he told […]
Karachi:Journalists belonging to the print and electronic media staged a peaceful rally on Monday that started from the Karachi Press Club and ended at the Sindh Governor House. Journalists said that they were all set to face the fight for their rights and anybody who tried to crush the voice of the fourth estate would […]
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