Islamabad riskiest for journalists: report

ISLAMABAD: At least 91 cases, including seven murders of journalists and a blogger, attacks and other violations, against media and its practitioners have been documented in Pakistan over the course of one year – between May 2019 and April 2020

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Journalist briefly held, released

SWABI: A senior journalist was arrested when he was performing his professional duty here on Tuesday. Mohammad Iqbal, member of Abaseen Union of Journalists, when contacted said that Swabi Assistant Commissioner, Sohaib Butt accompanied by other officials and security personnel

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Jang chief editor remanded in judicial custody

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday sent Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman to jail on judicial remand as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not seek his further custody in a 34-year-old case of 54-kanal land allegedly allotted to

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Daniel Pearl family also to challenge SHC order

ISLAMABAD: The family of Daniel Pearl – slain US journalist for The Wall Street Journal – has decided to approach the Supreme Court against the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) recent order for acquittal and release of Pearl’s alleged kidnappers and

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European media highlight detention of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

BRUSSELS: Leading European newspapers, media organisations and broadcasters including the Voice of Germany have raised major questions in their articles about the 50-day-long illegal incarceration of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Editor-in-Chief of Jang-Geo Group. In their write-ups, they have raised serious questions

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Calls for release of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman rise

ISLAMABAD: In addition to international scholar and Institute Professor (emeritus) MIT, Laureate Professor University of Arizona Noam Chomsky, others noted names from the international academia have also joined voices for the release of Jang/Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. Nobel laureate and

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Islamabad riskiest for journalists: report

ISLAMABAD: At least 91 cases, including seven murders of journalists and a blogger, attacks and other violations, against media and its practitioners have been documented in Pakistan over the course of one year – between May 2019 and April 2020

Read More »

Journalist briefly held, released

SWABI: A senior journalist was arrested when he was performing his professional duty here on Tuesday. Mohammad Iqbal, member of Abaseen Union of Journalists, when contacted said that Swabi Assistant Commissioner, Sohaib Butt accompanied by other officials and security personnel

Read More »

Jang chief editor remanded in judicial custody

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday sent Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman to jail on judicial remand as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) did not seek his further custody in a 34-year-old case of 54-kanal land allegedly allotted to

Read More »

Daniel Pearl family also to challenge SHC order

ISLAMABAD: The family of Daniel Pearl – slain US journalist for The Wall Street Journal – has decided to approach the Supreme Court against the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) recent order for acquittal and release of Pearl’s alleged kidnappers and

Read More »

European media highlight detention of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

BRUSSELS: Leading European newspapers, media organisations and broadcasters including the Voice of Germany have raised major questions in their articles about the 50-day-long illegal incarceration of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Editor-in-Chief of Jang-Geo Group. In their write-ups, they have raised serious questions

Read More »

Calls for release of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman rise

ISLAMABAD: In addition to international scholar and Institute Professor (emeritus) MIT, Laureate Professor University of Arizona Noam Chomsky, others noted names from the international academia have also joined voices for the release of Jang/Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. Nobel laureate and

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