Journalist Naeem Ahmed lodged a request for information under the Right To Information law with the Faisalabad police on July 22, seeking data on armed encounters with criminals and subsequent judicial inquiries. Instead of providing the requested information, the police summoned him. Following intervention by Mehboob Shah Qadir of the Punjab Information Commission the police […]
SUKKUR: Police conducted raid in katcha area of Shah Belo for arrest of the suspects involved in murder of Journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar. Sukkur Police party headed by SSP Irfan Sammu raided house of main accused Sheral Mahar in Shah Belo. After exchange of fire with police, accused fled to thick riverine forest, SSP Sukkur […]
KARACHI: Expressing deep concern over the growing incidence of gender-based violence and sexual exploitation of children and mute response of law enforcement agencies, the city chapter of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has called upon the government to take notice of the situation and take strict action against perpetrators. In a statement released on Monday, […]
LAHORE: The Harbanspura police lodged a criminal case against some 18/20 members of the land mafia for allegedly demolishing the boundary walls and rooms of a senior journalist’s under-construction house at Journalist Housing Society. The police also arrested four members of the mafia red-handed when they attacked several senior journalists, including Amir Mirza, Muzamil Hussain […]
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Digital Media Head Umar Rehman Malik organized a meeting at Rehman Malik House Islamabad. The event was attended by PPP Punjab General Secretary Syed Hasan Murtaza, Senator Sahar Kamran, Ayesha Nawaz Chaudhary, Nazir Doki, Captain Wasif, Syed. A large number of party leaders and workers including Subal Haider Bukhari were also […]
The National Assembly (NA) of Pakistan has decided to prohibit its employees from creating channels on social media platforms, as well as using these platforms during work hours Legal experts have strongly advised against allowing assembly employees to create social media channels, as they emphasize potential negative impacts on their performance of official duties. The […]
KARACHI: An important meeting regarding the allotment of plots to the members of Karachi Press Club and the affairs of the Journalist Colony was held on Thursday in the office of the Secretary Information Department under the chairmanship of Information Secretary Sindh Nadeem-ur-Rahman Memon. In the meeting KPC president and secretary expressed satisfaction over the […]
SUKKUR: The police on Sunday conducted raid in katcha area of Shah Belo for arrest of the culprits involved in murder of journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar. According Sukkur SSP Irfan Sammu, who led the police team, the police raided house of main accused Sheral Mahar in Shah Belo. “However, after exchange of fire with police, […]
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Saturday expressed alarm over the harassment of two journalists in Karachi, one of whom was allegedly forcibly disappeared. In a message, the commission stated that Karachi-based journalists Anis Mansoori and Ali Sarwar were being targeted. It added that Sarwar had allegedly forcibly disappeared on November 24 while unidentified […]
The national body of journalists has decided to observe November 30 as “Black Day” over the impunity of crimes against journalists in the country, in particular over the unresolved murder of KTN’s Sukkur Bureau Chief Jan Mohammad Mehr. They plan to ultimately expand that observance into a decisive and indefinite ‘sit-in’ outside the Sindh Chief […]
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday urged the media to play its role for creating public awareness on the outcomes of the government’s initiatives like drive against smuggling and power theft and its benefits for the common man. He said that the media had a key role to play in promoting good governance, […]
Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has released the latest “most wanted terrorists” list, which shockingly includes the name of a prominent tribal journalist and author, Ihsanur Rehman Dawar. The counter-terrorism department on Tuesday placed the name of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) assistant director Ihsanur Rehman Dawar on the list of most wanted fugitives […]
The European Union (EU) has expressed concerns about cases of forced disappearance and torture as well as restrictions on media freedom in Pakistan. Terming them a violation of international treaties, it has urged Islamabad to implement laws for the protection of economic, social, and political rights. A joint monitoring report released on Tuesday on Pakistan’s […]
ISLAMABAD: In its review of Pakistan’s preferential trade status, the European Union has highlighted the issues of enforced disappearance and shrinking media freedom. The biennial review of Pakistan’s GSP+ status indicated that progress on issues like space for civil society, freedom of speech, and media remained largely the same as in 2020. The ‘Fourth GSP […]
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