Pakistan: Journalist shot dead after reporting on local corruption
Journalist Anwar Jan, who worked with the Daily “Naveed-e-Pakistan” newspaper was shot dead by two gunmen while walking home in Barkhan, Balochistan on July 23. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of...
Pakistan: Express News journalist attacked for a report on social media
Shikh Shan, a correspondent for Express News group was attacked in Jahanian, Punjab on July 22. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the attack and call on authorities to...
Pakistan: Senior journalist abducted and later released
Matiullah Jan, a senior Pakistani journalist who was abducted in broad daylight on July 21 in Islamabad was released late at night on the same day near Fateh Jang, Punjab. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan...
Pakistan: Court tells media regulator not to suspend 24 News HD licence
The Lahore High Court directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to restore license of private TV channel 24NewsHD on July 7. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...
Pakistan: Journalists covering quarantine centre tortured near Afghan border
After being missing for four days, two Pakistani reporters reappeared on June 20 with their bodies covered in injuries. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges authorities to conduct an independent investigation into the torture of the two...
Pakistan: Killer of Wali Khan Babar arrested after a decade on the run
Nearly a decade after the murder of Geo News journalist Wali Khan Babar, Pakistan police finally arrested one of his murderers ‘at large’ in an operation on June 15. The International federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal...
Pakistan: Daily Koshish journalist shot
Unidentified assailants shot Sindhi daily Koshish journalist Jamil Mahar on June 2 leaving him critically injured. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the attack and call...
Pakistan: Two journalists killed within a week
Rao Ghulam Murtaza, a journalist affiliated with Daily Jahan-e-Pakistan was shot dead by robbers in broad daylight in Jodhpur in the Punjab province on June 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of...
Pakistan: Journalist, Aziz Memon’s killer pleads guilty
A suspected murderer involved in the death of Aziz Memon pled guilty before a local court in Naushero Feroze. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) appreciate the progress and urge...
Pakistan: Murderers at large for the killing of KTN journalist
Police registered a case against six suspects, accused of the murder of KTN news journalist, Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani who was shot by unidentified gunmen on May 26 in Jacobabad. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal...
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Pakistan: Columnist and social media activist arrested
Media columnist and social media activist Bayazid Kharoti, who was reported ‘missing’ since November 4, had actually been arrested in Quetta on charges of meddling in the work of police. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the...
IFJ Blog : Women journalists unite against online attacks
The severity of online threats has promoted a collective of women journalists in Pakistan to take matters into their own hands, writes Lubna Jerar Naqvi. Attacks on women journalists are common in patriarchal societies like Pakistan with threats ranging from verbal...
Pakistan: BOL president and assistant vice president abducted
Nabeel Jakhura and Shabi Al Hassan, the president and assistant vice president of BOL Network respectively, were abducted in Karachi on October 8. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
Pakistan: Journalist Abid Hussain shot dead
Pakistani journalist Abid Hussain Abidi, affiliated with local newspaper Jurm-o- Saza, was shot dead in Mandi Bahaudin in the Malikwal district on September 25 by unidentified gunmen. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the...
Pakistan: Channel 24 journalist arrested on false charges
Ehtisham Kiyani, a reporter for Channel 24 was arrested on false charges for allegedly bearing weapons in Islamabad’s High Court. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn his...
Pakistan: Three journalists face sedition charges under cybercrime law
Journalists Asad Toor, Bilal Farooqi, and Absar Alam have all been charged with sedition between September 11 and September 16 for publishing allegedy ‘objectionable’ and ‘derogatory’ material online. The charges have been set under Pakistan’s sweeping 2016 Prevention...
Pakistan: Women journalists unite against digital abuse
ore than 150 Pakistani women journalists released a statement on September 7 detailing the gender-based attacks that are increasingly impacting their safety and ability to work. Titled ‘Together Against Digital Abuse’, the statement also puts forward a list of demands...