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HRW flays raid on journalist’s house

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD – The raid by a paramilitary force on a journalist’s house is just the latest attempt by Pakistan’s security agencies to intimidate journalists who criticise the government and military, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement issued from New York. On January 12, soldiers from Pakistan Rangers entered and, without a warrant, searched […]


Journalists boycotts NA proceedings

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ISLAMABAD – Journalists in yesterday’s National Assembly session staged a walkout from the proceedings to protest the Rangers’ unwarranted raid at the house of Salman Masood, the Resident Editor of daily The Nation. Dozens of journalists boycotted the coverage of the lower house proceedings and termed the incident an attempt to harass the media persons. […]


Rangers raid The Nation resident editor’s house

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Islamabad: Rangers officials raided the house of Salman Masood The Nation’s Resident Editor in Islamabad earlier this morning looking to search the premises. The officials arrived without any documents or warrant and said that a “terrorist search operation is underway”. A civilian man among the officials said he is from the “intelligence” without revealing his […]