Tag: freedom of speech
PFUJ calls for beefing up journalists’ security in wake of TTP threat
Expressing deep concern over the TTP threat to media, PFUJ asked the government and the media owners to take steps to increase security of journalists
Media bodies reject PMDA
PFUJ have rejected the misleading statements of federal minister of Information Fawad Chaudhry.
Heated debate in NA on attacks on journalists, media
July 29th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; The NA on Monday witnessed a heated debate on attacks on journalists and press freedom in the country.
Lawyers demand end of assault on media, judiciary
June 21: In all Pakistan lawyers’ convention on "Assault on Judiciary and Media", senior lawyers and bar leadership have called for stopping attacks on journalists and ending interference in civil matters by military and intelligence agencies.
Report demands probe in journalists murder: involvement of MQM, Mirpurkhas police suspected
Press freedom watchdogs have called upon the authorities to explore the suspected involvement of Mirpurkhas police and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the 2007 murder of journalist Zubair Mujahid
Lawyers convention resolves to resist attacks on media and judiciary
The All Pakistan Lawyers Convention on Assault on Judiciary and Media was held on Thursday under the auspices of the SCBA in partnership with the PBC, the HRCP, the PFUJ, AGHS and SAFMA. The convention unanimously resolved to resist persistent attacks on the media and the judiciary by a hybrid authoritarian regime and its above-the-law perpetrators.
I did not contest the elections to win, but to fight back, says Jugnu...
July 16, 2021; By Hamid Riaz & Hassan Raza; LAHORE; Jugnu Mohsin discusses her journey as a politician, the recent attack on her, and her views on the gender divide in politics in an exclusive interview with Voicepk.net
KP Lawmakers condemned for attacking Malala on ‘marriage’ remarks
Women rights activists have slammed PPP and MMA lawmakers in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for urging the government to seek clarification from Malala Yousafzai’s family over marriage remarks that stirred a controversy on social media.
حامد میر کے خلاف درخواست واپس: وکلاء تنظیموں کا بحالی کا مطالبہ
لاہور ہائی کورٹ نے حمد کے خلاف دائر درخواست کو اعتراض لگا کر واپس کر دیا جب کہ پاکستان کی مختلف وکلاء تنظیموں اور خواتین صحافیوں نے حامد میر کے حق میں قرارددیں منظور کرتے ہوئے ان کے پروگرام کو بحال کرنے کا مطالبہ کیا ہے
“I may have erred a bit when writing the petition,” says plaintiff in case...
June 3rd, 2021; By Asra Haque; LAHORE; Advocate Manzoor Qadir Bhandar, admitted that he may have "erred a bit'' in his petition against Hamid Mir, whom he believed had named COAS General Bajwa in his May 28 speech.
