Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Year: 2016

Journalists boycotts NA proceedings

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

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 […]

‘Two hitmen involved in DSNG attack held’

KARACHI: Two suspected hitmen allegedly belonging to a banned sectarian outfit and involved in a dozen targeted killings, including those of policemen and three media workers, were arrested on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Karachi-West DIG Feroze Shah added that the police apprehended Naveed, alias Tanveer, and Saqib in Nazimabad. “The held suspects belonged […]