NAWABSHAH, March 26,2005: A journalist was attacked and wounded by local PPP leaders during a forum organized to discuss the working of the district government. The forum was organized by Ameer Chandio and was chaired by District Nazim Faryal Talpur. It was largely participated by all the executive district officers, local leader of various political […]
LAHORE, March 8, 2005:As the world celebrates International WomenÂ’s Day on March 8, a French reporter is being held hostage in Iraq and four others are imprisoned elsewhere. Five women journalists have been killed since March 8, 2004, said Reporters Without Borders, an international organisation of journalists based in France. It paid tribute to women […]
Moro, March 02 2005: Moro journalists on March 1 wore black armbands and observed a token hunger strike against what they called police atrocities. They alleged that a team of the Moro police, led by SHO, conducted a raid on the house of local journalist, Aijaz Korai, and allegedly tortured the inmates and looted valuables. […]
SWABI, March 2 2005 : The official policy of curbing the press and coercing journalists would backfire and when the journalist community upholds its professionalism no one could defeat them. This was stated by leaders of various political parties and journalists while addressing a protest demonstration against the stoppage of advertisement to a Peshawar-based Urdu […]
AN explosion jolted the radio Pakistan building in Quetta on Saturday night, reported a private television channel.The blast occurred due to a hand grenade hurled bye some miscreants in the premises of radio Pakistan, however no causalty and major property damage was reported, DIG Quetta said that a hand grenade was thrown from a deserted […]
LAHORE February 22, 2005: State institutions and organisations have denied Pakistani journalists their rights to freedom and information in 2004, observed ‘Media Monitor 2004’, a report by the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA). One journalist was shot dead, some were assaulted and many were denied freedom of movement and access to information, except on […]
KARACHI, February 09,2005:A roundtable to mark the Electronic Media Freedom Day will be held today at a local hotel. It is being organized by Citizens Media Commission of Pakistan with the support of the Pakistan office of the German foundation, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. The Chairman of the Commission and former Chief Justice of Pakistan Dr. […]
The deaths of two journalists in Wana and the filing of a sedition case against two Karachi-based journalists is proof that practitioners of this difficult profession in the country often have to face more than their fair share of occupational hazards. The two journalists killed were on their way back from covering a surrender ceremony […]
Two journalists were shot dead and another received serious bullet wound when unidentified armed persons opened fire at their vehicle on February 7 in South Waziristan Agency (WANA) in Pakistan. One of the journalist killed was Allah Noor Wazir, correspondent of English language daily The Nation, Lahore, and Pashto language AVT Khyber Television. “He was […]
KARACHI, February 07,2005:The Mithadar police late on Saturday registered a case of violating the Official Secrets Act against Afzal Nadeem, senior reporter of the Daily Awam. The FIR was lodged under section 3/5 of the Act for publishing a news item based upon a letter of the National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) of the Federal […]
Karachi, February 01,2005 :United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation is fully committed to promoting freedom of expression throughout the world. This was stated by Jocelyne Josiah, Unesco Regional Communication Adviser for Asia at concluding session of press freedom monitoring workshop organised by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in Karachi. Ms. Josiah said those striving to […]
THATTA, January 24,2005: About two dozen armed men attacked and severely injured senior journalist Mohammad Iqbal Khwaja and his close relatives and friends in Mirpur Bathoro town on the night of Eidul Azha. According to an FIR registered at Mirpur Bathoro police station under sections 324, 506/2, 147, 148, 149, 427, 337A-III and 337F-II PPC […]
Ten persons, including nine journalists, were injured on January 14 when activists of a sectarian religious organization attacked the Lahore Press Club (LPC) in the capital city of Punjab province in Pakistan. The attackers threw stones and bricks smashing cars parked inside the club as well as window panes of the building. Activists of the […]
Karachi,January 12,2005:The council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has set up Press Freedom Monitoring Desk to take appropriate steps with regard to the violation of press freedom in the country. Announcing this, CPNE Secretary General Dr Jabbar Khattak said in a statement on January 11 that the inaugural ceremony of the desk would be held […]
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