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Pakistani journalists under threat

Pakistan Press Foundation

Approaching the third anniversary of the murder of Saleem Shahzad, a Pakistani journalist killed as he investigated the murky relationship between the ISI and Al-Qaeda, little progress has been made with the investigation. In many ways, Shahzad’s case signifies the challenge in Pakistan: brave journalists who face threats from non-state and state actors, and a […]


Protecting journalists

Pakistan Press Foundation

On March 19, a delegation of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to express concerns about the safety of media workers and was assured of the government’s cooperation in this regard. Yet, the very same evening, a bomb was found outside the residence of a senior Peshawar-based journalist. Potential disaster […]