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Imprisoned in Afghanistan

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THERE’S hardly any connection between Malala Yousufzai, Sirajul Haq and Saleem Safi. The teenage activist is recognised for her global campaigning for education, the chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) is striving for an Islamic system in the country and the renowned broadcaster is known for a series of scoops. But for Faizullah Khan, each of […]


Malala thanks Karzai for releasing Faizullah Khan

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LONDON: Malala Yousufzai played a leading role in convincing the Afghan government to release Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan, who was awarded four years in prison in July but was released over the weekend. Faizullah Khan was detained by the Afghan security officials in the eastern Nangarhar province in April this year for travelling without proper […]


Journalist bodies ask Afghan govt to release Pakistani journalist

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ISLAMABAD: Journalist bodies have demanded the Afghan government to immediately release Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan, who had mistakenly crossed the Afghan border and was sentenced to four years prison sentence by the Afghan authorities. “It is amazing that Pakistan is accommodating 3.5 million illegal Afghan immigrants; however, a journalist who mistakenly crossed the border was […]


President confirms efforts for the release of Pakistani journalist

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Karachi: President Mamnoon Hussain said today that all-out efforts are under way for early release of Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan, who is imprisoned in Afghanistan. Talking to a journalists’ delegation, he said, if needed, he would personally talk to President Hamid Karzai for the release of Faizullah. The delegation informed the President that an Afghan […]


Pakistan asks Karzai to pardon jailed journalist before Eid

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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 […]


Pakistani Journalist Gets Four-Year Jail Term for “Entering Afghanistan Illegally”

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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 […]


Kabul asked to release Pakistani journalist

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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 […]


Govt making all-out efforts to get Faizullah released, SHC told

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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 […]


Govt urged to get reporter freed

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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 […]


Pakistani reporter sentenced to 4-year prison term in Afghanistan

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New York: A Pakistani television journalist was convicted on charges of travelling to Afghanistan without travel documents and sentenced to four years in prison, Pakistani officials said on Sunday. He had initially been accused of spying by Afghan authorities, according to news reports. An Afghan court in eastern Nangarhar province convicted Faizullah Khan, a reporter […]


Afghan court jails Pakistani journalist

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ISLAMABAD: A court in Afghanistan has sentenced a Pakistani TV journalist to four years in prison on charges of travelling to the neighbouring country without documents, Pakistani diplomatic sources said on Sunday. Faizullah Khan, a reporter for Karachi-based ARY News, was detained by Afghan authorities in eastern Nangarhar province in April this year. Some reports […]


Government put on notice in missing journalist’s case

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Karachi: The Sindh High Court took notice on Saturday of a journalist’s disappearance and issued notices to the interior secretary, the home secretary and federal and provincial law officers to file comments on his whereabouts. Sania Faizullah, wife of Karachi-based journalist Faizullah Khan, had filed an application with the court about her husband who had […]