On June 14, anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan was released after a Lahore court discharged him in a new case. The court dismissed the latest charges against him due to lack of evidence, leading to his release by the Lahore police. The anchorperson was arrested on June 11 from the Allama Iqbal International Airport as he […]
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court on June 13 granted bail to poet and journalist Ahmed Farhad, leading to his release from custody on June 14. Farhad had disappeared from his Islamabad residence on May 15 and reappeared near the AJK-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border on May 29 when the Islamabad High Court (IHC) heard […]
On June 13, the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) organized a seminar in Abbottabad to advocate for establishing of the Commission for journalists’ protection in Pakistan mandated under the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Professionals Act 2021. The seminar brought together journalists, media representatives, civil society members, human rights organizations, legal representatives, law enforcement officers, […]
On June 10, three suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Nasurllah Gadani, Sindh Senior Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon announced at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club. Gadani, a Sindhi-language daily Awami Awaz correspondent, was known for his critical reporting. He was fatally shot by armed assailants near his hometown […]
Journalist and YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan was prevented from traveling to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage at Islamabad International Airport on June 3, despite a court order explicitly permitting his travel. The Islamabad High Court had cleared Khan to embark on the pilgrimage, overriding his inclusion on the Exit Control List (ECL), a move […]
On June 5, Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider announced that the government and a journalist action committee will collaborate to find common ground on the recently passed controversial Punjab Defamation Bill, 2024. The Punjab Defamation Bill, 2024, passed on May 20 without stakeholder consultations, has raised concerns about potential limitations on freedom of speech and press freedom […]
Romina Khurshid Alam, the Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, acknowledged the pivotal role of environmental journalists in climate action by distributing the Green Journalist Awards at the National Press Club on June 3. The awards were a highlight of the World Environment Day 2024 celebrations, orchestrated by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency […]
On May 31, the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) held its annual elections for office bearers in Karachi. Irshad Arif, the Editor-in-Chief of 92 News, was elected President of CPNE. Meanwhile, Aijaz Ul Haq, the Managing Editor of Express Group, assumed the role of Secretary General. Tahir Farooq, Editor-in-Chief of Daily ITTEHAD Media Group and Pakistan Economic Net, was elected unopposed as […]
On june 4, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Muzaffarabad denied bail to Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad, who was reported missing from Islamabad on May 14 and later found in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) police custody on May 29. Earlier on June 1, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected the federal government’s request to close the recovery case […]
On the evening of May 30, Chaudhry Ikhlaq, a journalist with Daily Express and a member of the Bewal Press Club, was shot and wounded by two unidentified motorcyclists near Takal Bridge on Choa Khalsa Bewal Road in Gujar Khan, Punjab, as he was driving home. Ikhlaq is reported to be in stable condition. Ikhlaq sustained a bullet wound near his shoulder […]
On May 29, Time News reporter Haider Mastoi and his cameraperson Khan Muhammad Pitafi were attacked by three armed motorcyclists in the Achhiyoon Qubbiyoon area of Rohri in Sindh province’s Sukkur district. The assailants, who intercepted Mastoi and Pitafi as they traveled by motorcycle, opened fire, shooting Mastoi four times in the right leg and […]
On June 1, the administration of Bahria Town, a housing society, denied allegations of paying journalists after a purported “fake list” surfaced on social media. The list, claiming to name journalists compensated by the company, has been denounced as fraudulent, with Bahria Town emphasizing the use of a fabricated letterhead. The company stated on X, formerly Twitter: “A fake […]
On June 1, Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Khawaja Imran Nazir and Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Khawaja Salman Rafique met with a delegation of journalists from the National Press Club and discussed the media’s role in disseminating the government’s policies and improvements in the health system. The ministers […]
On May 26, the Greek government imposed a five-year ban on Pakistani journalist Mona Khan’s entry into Greece. The anchorperson for state-run PTV News and marathon runner was detained by Greek police on May 24 during a hiking trip for displaying a Pakistani flag. She was released the next day after the Pakistani Embassy promptly intervened by […]
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