Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Year: 2016

Almeida’s name taken off ECL

ISLAMABAD –  After facing criticism from rights activists and journalists’ bodies, the government yesterday removed the name of journalist Cyril Almeida from ‘no fly list’ as a good will gesture after a meeting with the representatives of the press. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan ordered removal of Almeida’s name from the ‘Exit Control List’ […]

Govt defends travel ban on Dawn staffer

ISLAMABAD – Despite an international and national outcry from journalists’ groups and rights activists, the government on Thursday defended the move to bar prominent journalist Cyril Almeida from travelling abroad. It vowed to complete an inquiry about the source of a news story by Mr Almeida on a reported rift between the country’s civil and […]

Dawn’s Almeida placed on ECL

Islamabad – In the aftermath of the furore caused by a front page story in the daily Dawn, the author of the story, a member of staff at the newspaper – Cyril Almeida – has been placed on the Exit Control List, according to reliable sources. The story authored by Mr Almeida, gave details of […]