Freedom of Expression

SHC acquits journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday acquitted journalist NasrullahChaudhry in a case of possessing banned literature and overturned his sentence by ordering his release from jail. His lawyer Muhammad Farooq appeared in the court on Wednesday to argue in the

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To bring down Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

No accountability drive is credible without nabbing the powerful. So, it does seem impressive that Pakistan’s top anti-graft body arrested the longtime editor of the country’s largest media house. But regardless of how strong the case against him is, and

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Court extends Jang chief editor remand for 11 days

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday extended physical remand of Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman for another 11 days in a 34-year-old land allotment case, while the Lahore High Court dismissed two identical petitions for his bail and quashment

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Media workers set up hunger strike camp

PESHAWAR: The workers of the Jang Group on Monday set up a hunger strike camp to protest the arrest of Jang Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. The Jang Group workers set up the protest camp outside their offices in the provincial

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Another attack on Jang/Geo Group in the offing?

ISLAMABAD: After establishing a controversial case against the Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and arresting him, preparations have been made for another attack on the largest media group of the country. In a latest development as part of steps to

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SHC acquits journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday acquitted journalist NasrullahChaudhry in a case of possessing banned literature and overturned his sentence by ordering his release from jail. His lawyer Muhammad Farooq appeared in the court on Wednesday to argue in the

Read More »

To bring down Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

No accountability drive is credible without nabbing the powerful. So, it does seem impressive that Pakistan’s top anti-graft body arrested the longtime editor of the country’s largest media house. But regardless of how strong the case against him is, and

Read More »

Court extends Jang chief editor remand for 11 days

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday extended physical remand of Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman for another 11 days in a 34-year-old land allotment case, while the Lahore High Court dismissed two identical petitions for his bail and quashment

Read More »

Media workers set up hunger strike camp

PESHAWAR: The workers of the Jang Group on Monday set up a hunger strike camp to protest the arrest of Jang Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. The Jang Group workers set up the protest camp outside their offices in the provincial

Read More »

Another attack on Jang/Geo Group in the offing?

ISLAMABAD: After establishing a controversial case against the Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and arresting him, preparations have been made for another attack on the largest media group of the country. In a latest development as part of steps to

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