Tag: Journalist
SAHR condemns Pakistani journalist’s arrest in Bajwa tax record leaks case
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), has condemned the arrest of journalist Shahid Aslam in connection with leaks of the tax record of former army chief General Qamar Bajwa (retired).
PFUJ will move IHC against FIA for Shahid Aslam arrest
A local court in Islamabad has given two-day remand of journalist Shahid Aslam to FIA. He was arrested for allegedly leaking the tax records of Gen. Bajwa to Fact Focus. However, Fact Focus has denied having any links with Aslam.
Nobel Prize for journalists acknowledgment of every journalist: Pakistani journalists
Pakistani journalists have termed the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to two international journalists being of great significance with a clear message to powers around the globe who are trying to suppress the freedom of speech through might and coercion.
Absar Alam: Shot but not Down
The attack on veteran journalist Absar Alam has been condemned by international & local rights organizations. The govt has pledged to probe the assault & arrest the assailant, despite a trend of attacks on journalists going unpunished.
Self-censorship today worst than under military rule: PFUJ
September 28th, 2020; Bureau Report; LAHORE; The government has forced the country’s news outlets to resort to self-censorship of a kind not seen even during military rule: PFUJ
Anwar Jan: Another outspoken journalist is silenced
Jul 26, 2020: The brother of a murdered journalist Anwar Jan Baloch has claimed that the murder was an well thought out act with the involvement of a higher up. According to information that was provided to the Levies, Anwar Jan's murder took ...
Rights Watch | 3rd June 2020
Man Arrested For Alleged Blasphemy: Arrouti police in Toba Tek Singh arrested a man on Tuesday, June 2, for allegedly burning pages of the Quran along the boundary wall of Government Boys and Girls Primary School of Chak 763-GB ...
“They Will Make An Example Out Of Us To Crush All Dissent”
Although it has a remarkably vibrant press, Pakistan only ranks at number eight on the CPJ’s 2019 Global Impunity Index that enlists countries where murders of journalists go unpunished. At least 65 journalists and media workers ...
Rights Watch | 30th April 2020
Another Honor Killing: 15-year-old Sohrab allegedly stabbed & killed his 17 year old sister Parveen to death in the name of honor at Dhing Khatrian village. Sohrab also injured his other sisters Sultana & Zainab who were shifted ...
“Sajid Baloch: In Terra Incognita?”
March 29, 2020
By Xari Jalil
LAHORE
When Taj Baloch said goodbye to his friend, he did not know it would be the last time that he...
