Tag: Asad Toor
Murder and assault cases of journalists remain unresolved
On the international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists, we look into progress into investigation & trials of some murder & assault cases of journalists.
Hamid Mir’s removal widely condemned as govt claims it had no role
May 31st, 2021; By VoicePk Staff; LAHORE; Journalists, civil society, media watchdogs, and opposition leaders strongly condemned the ban on senior anchor Hamid Mir from his show by the channel management while the government distanced itself from the move saying it had no role in the internal decisions of any broadcast organisation.
“Who is funding you?”: the story of Asad Toor’s horrific attack
May 26th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; The three unidentified assailants asked journalist Asad Toor about the source of his funding as well as forced him to repeatedly raise slogans to prove his patriotism as they gagged and tortured him in his Islamabad apartment on Tuesday night.
FIR against journalist Asad Toor pointless: LHC
November 18th, 2020; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; The Lahore High Court has ruled that a police complaint against Asad Ali Toor, a journalist, for defaming the military has become infructuous saying no evidence was found to support the accusation.
In the line of Fire
September 20th, 2020; By Haider Kaleem; ISLAMABAD; One of the main issues discussed at Pakistan Bar Council's All Parties Conference, on Thursday was the cases filed against dissenting voices such as Matiullah Jan, Asad Toor & Colonel Inam.
The curious case of Hafiz Ehtasham, complainant against Journalist Asad Toor
September 16th, 2020; By Hamid Riaz; LAHORE; Ehtasham, the spokesperson of Laal Masjid's Shuhada Foundation, has a long history of taking frivolous legal actions for which he has been reprimanded by the court.
But he insists that his FIR against journalist Asad Toor is for the "greater good".
