اَگست 8 ، 2016ء کو صوبہ بلوچستان کے دارالحکومت کوئٹہ میں ایک بم دھماکہ ہوا جس میں کم از کم 73 افراد ہلاک ہوئے، مرنے والوں میں دو صحافی بھی شامل تھے۔ دھماکے میں سو سے زائد زخمی ہوئے تھے۔ پرووینشل سنڈیمن ہسپتال،جسے سول ہسپتال کے نام سے جانا جاتا ہے،  کے ایمرجنسی وارڈ کے […]

BOSTON: Over 100 journalists from around the world have called on the government of Pakistan to end impunity and take action against those who are attacking, harassing, and intimidating journalists. Standing in solidarity with Absar Alam, the Nieman Fellow 2005 at Harvard, this was demanded by 107 Harvard-educated journalists from across the world. Absar Alam […]

ISLAMABAD: Over 100 journalists from around the world have expressed their concerns over “an alarming surge in attacks on journalists in Pakistan” and urged the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government to end impunity and take action against those who are attacking, harassing and intimidating journalists. The concern was shown by Harvard-educated journalists from across the world […]

ISLAMABAD: An application has been submitted to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for registration of a cybercrime case against television presenter Gharidah Farooqi. The application has been submitted by Advocate Irfan Jahangir. He emphasized that the anchor in her controversial tweet had mocked the importance of animal sacrifice under Islamic teachings. The petition states that […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has termed the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) practice of calling someone to its office without any notice or reason “harassment”. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard a petition against the FIA’s misuse of power. The chief justice remarked why there is an impression that the FIA takes action against […]

ISLAMABAD: The sub-committee of National Assembly on Human Rights on Friday decided to invite media representatives for their input on the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2021. “Representatives from Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and regional union of journalists can expand on the concerns and the challenges journalists face,” said MNA Lal Chand […]

KARACHI – Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Wednesday signed nearly a dozen new and amended bills including ‘the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Practitioners Bill-2021’ which were received from the Sindh Law Department. The bills encompassing the measures that address terms of employment of the workers, employees social security, provision of safe transportation facility […]