Tag: Media Freedom
Media stands united against PMDA
Media industry terms the PMDA law an attempt to subjugate the freedom of press
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.
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
“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.
Unknown assailant shot dead young journalist in Quetta
April 26th, 2021; Staff Report; LAHORE; A 23- year old young journalist Abdul Wahid Raisani was killed by an unknown assailant in Quetta. The police has lodged an FIR under the section of Dacoity, but said the motive of the killer is not clear.
