Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Month: April 2023

Journalists and media professionals were manhandled during the raid on Pervaiz Elahi’s residence.

The manhandling of media professionals during the late-night raid on former Chief Minister of Punjab Parvez Elahi‘s residence in Lahore, Punjab on April 29, 2023. As per The News, a heavy contingent of police, along with the ACE officials, raided Elahi‘s house in the wee hours of the morning. An armoured personnel carrier (APC) of police broke the […]

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Journalists rally against abduction, torture of colleague in Bannu

  PESHAWAR: Journalists and social media activists staged a protest in Bannu on Thursday against the failure of police to register an FIR and arrest the suspects involved in alleged kidnapping and torturing of journalist Gohar Wazir over a week ago. He filed a written complaint with Bannu City police station after he was set […]

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Journalists rally against abduction, torture of colleague in Bannu

  PESHAWAR: Journalists and social media activists staged a protest in Bannu on Thursday against the failure of police to register an FIR and arrest the suspects involved in alleged kidnapping and torturing of journalist Gohar Wazir over a week ago. He filed a written complaint with Bannu City police station after he was set […]

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Journalist Gohar Wazir was detained for covering Pashtun detention

The Bannu press club president was abducted outside the shopping Centre on April 19, 2023, and later on, was recovered from South Waziristan. Wazir is currently affiliated with Khyber News in KP. PPF urges officials and authorities to register FIR against the culprits immediately. Wazir was abducted for 30 long hours and released in April, 21after which he went to […]

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Journalist Gohar Wazir was detained for covering Pashtun detention

The Bannu press club president was abducted outside the shopping Centre on April 19, 2023, and later on, was recovered from South Waziristan. Wazir is currently affiliated with Khyber News in KP. PPF urges officials and authorities to register FIR against the culprits immediately. Wazir was abducted for 30 long hours and released in April, 21after which he went to […]

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HRCP condemns Gohar Wazir’s abduction

  LAHORE: The HRCP condemned the illegal detention of Bannu-based journalist Gohar Wazir who was abducted and tortured by unknown armed persons before his release. In a statement Tuesday, the HRCP said, “Journalists throughout the country have become increasingly vulnerable to such threats. Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, this incident calls […]

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HRCP condemns Gohar Wazir’s abduction

LAHORE: The HRCP condemned the illegal detention of Bannu-based journalist Gohar Wazir who was abducted and tortured by unknown armed persons before his release. In a statement Tuesday, the HRCP said, “Journalists throughout the country have become increasingly vulnerable to such threats. Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, this incident calls for […]

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