“Why we need investigative journalism” was a key question in my mind when I left for the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Conference held in San Francisco, Calif. More than 1,600 investigative journalists from over 40 countries attended and all were in firm belief that investigative reporting could expose flaws in the ‘conventional wisdom’ which […]
IN the death of Majid Nizami, Pakistan has lost a fearless journalist who headed the Nawa-i-Waqt group of newspapers as chief editor for over half a century, which is a record. Mr Nizami worked tirelessly to advance the political causes in which he believed. He established a number of new ventures in Urdu and English […]
KARACHI: Kamran Khan, host of Geo News programme ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath’, while presenting his last programme on Geo, said, “I am proud of the fact that I always enjoyed the privilege at Geo/Jang to conduct my shows with full freedom, a freedom which I have also had the privilege to enjoy in print […]
LAHORE: Veteran journalist and editor-in-chief of the Nawai Waqt Group Majid Nizami was said to be in a critical condition in a local private hospital on Thursday, with the family sources saying that he was slowly getting better. Mr Nizami, who is suffering from a heart ailment, was admitted to the hospital three weeks ago. […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday appealed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to issue a pardon to a journalist facing a four-year jail term in Afghanistan for “contacting terrorists”. Faizullah Khan, a reporter with the Pakistani private TV channel, ARY News, was arrested in April by Afghan security forces in Nangarhar Province. He was sentenced earlier this […]
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Police officials who played a key role in a campaign to intimidate journalists in recent days and also raided their residences to harass the family members are now playing different tricks to protect their powerful bosses who had ordered them to terrorise citizens. The Punjab government also made sure that no proper […]
Karachi: Karachi’s deteriorating law and order situation is the result of weak governance, absence of a local government system and the reigning confusion that stems from lack of coordination between the federal and provincial authorities as well as among the law enforcement agencies (LEAs). These observations were made by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan […]
KARACHI: A move to unify different factions of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has infused a new spirit among trade union workers and highlighted the need for bringing all trade unions on a single platform so that the present trend of workers’ exploitation through contract employees could be checked and their due rights could […]
KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over what it terms undermining of civilian institutions in the country soon after the general elections and coming of the new government to power. “Parliament and media are being undermined,” said eminent lawyer and HRCP’s former chairperson Asma Jehangir at a press conference at […]
TV reporter was arrested in eastern Afghanistan after going to northwestern Pakistan to interview Taliban Reporters Without Borders and the Pakistani NGO Freedom Network condemn the four-year jail sentence that an Afghan court has imposed on Pakistani TV reporter Faizullah Khan for illegally crossing into Afghanistan while researching a story on the Taliban. Announced on […]
It was important to involve some of the senior journalists and those who remained part of the struggle in most difficult times, when you are taking a decision for reunification of all the three factions of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), which has a history of 65 years, half of which fought from […]
ISLAMABAD: Mediapersons and politicians on Wednesday expressed their resolve to use all influence with the Afghan authorities to ensure the release of Pakistani journalists Faizullah Khan. Last week, the Karachi based reporter was convicted by a Jalalabad court to serve a four year jail on charges of spying as he entered the country without legal […]
KARACHI: The federal government was taking all best efforts for release of Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan, who is detained in Afghanistan, standing counsel told Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday. The court was hearing the petition of Sania Faizullah, a spouse of Karachi based journalist Faizullah Khan who is missing since April 22 from tribal […]
KARACHI: Journalists urged the government on Tuesday to use diplomatic channels to secure release of television reporter Faizullah Khan who has been jailed for four years by the Afghan authorities for having illegally crossed the border. During a protest held outside the Karachi Press Club, leaders of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ-Dastoor) and office-bearers […]
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