Local journalist gunned down in Pakistan's Mastung
Sep 07, 2024, at 01:09 am
Unknown gunmen shot dead a local journalist who was working with a news agency in Pakistan's Mastung region on Wednesday.
Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran gunned down by unknown men in KP
Jun 20, 2024, at 07:07 am
Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran was gunned down by unknown men in Landi Kotal area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Tuesday.
Another journalist shot and injured in Pakistan
May 31, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Armed men shot at and injured a journalist in the Rohri region of Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Large crowd attends slain Pakistani journalist Nasrullah Gadani's funeral
May 26, 2024, at 12:14 am
Pakistani journalist Nasrullah Gadani, who was shot at and wounded by armed assailants in Mirpur Mathelo a couple of days ago, died at a hospital in Karachi on Friday.
Senior journalist Maulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal dies in Pakistan blast
May 03, 2024, at 11:21 pm
A blast hit Balochistan's Khuzdar district which left senior journalist Maulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal dead, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistani journalist injured as unknown attackers open fire on him
Oct 30, 2023, at 11:38 pm
A Pakistani journalist was injured after he fell from his motorcycle when unknown persons opened fire on him in Kohat region of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Journalists demonstrate against abduction, torture of colleague in Bannu
Apr 29, 2023, at 06:22 pm
Peshawar: Journalists demonstrated against the failure of police to register an FIR and arrest the suspects involved in alleged kidnapping and torturing of journalist Gohar Wazir over a week ago in Pakistan's Bannu region on Thursday.
Islamabad Police says journalist Abid Mir returned home, brother refuses claim
Mar 11, 2023, at 09:10 pm
Balochistan-based journalist and human rights activist Abid Mir has gone missing from Pakistan capital Islamabad.
Unknown men attack Pakistani journalist's residence with grenade
Jan 14, 2023, at 06:01 am
Peshawar: Unknown men attacked the house of a Parachinar-based journalist Mohammad Ali Turi in Pakistan with a hand grenade, media reports said on Friday.
PTI leader says Arsha Sharif's death was 'pre-planned' and hatched within Pakistan
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: A PTI leader has claimed that the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif was 'pre-planned' and hatched in Pakistan media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Politicians, media bodies demand probe into journalist Arshad Sharif’s death
Oct 26, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Pakistani journalists and politicians have condoled the death of journalist Arshad Sharif who was shot dead in Kenya.
Pakistan flood: Journalist arrested for allegedly highlighting plight of Hindus
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:38 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist has been arrested for allegedly reporting on the plight of Hindus amid the current flood situation which has hit several parts of the nation.
Media Authority Bill: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists warns of long march
Oct 13, 2021, at 07:33 am
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) President Shehzada Zulfiqar has warned that a long march will be held if the PM Imran Khan-led government fails to accept their charter of demands.
Pakistan journalists protest outside Parliament House against govt’s plan to bulldoze PMDA
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: The journalist fraternity in Pakistan on Sunday began a sit-in outside the Parliament House here to demonstrate against the government’s plan to bulldoze the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) legislation through a joint sitting of parliament.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa journalists reject Pakistan Media Development Authority
Sep 11, 2021, at 01:52 am
Peshawar: Journalists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) by describing it as one against freedom of expression.
Pakistan: Journalist body expresses concern over TTP threat
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:11 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern after Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned that the Pakistani media and journalists should refrain themselves from calling them a "terrorist outfit" or face dire consequences.
Journalist harassment: SC summons interior secy, FIA DG
Aug 24, 2021, at 12:19 am
The Pakistan Supreme Court recently summoned three senior officials to appear before it on Aug 26 to hear the government’s version on the rising incidents of harassment of journalists.
Pakistan: Local journalists demonstrate over police atrocities against scribe
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Rahim Yar Khan: Local journalists and the Pakistan Saraiki Party (PSP) members recently set up a hunger strike camp outside the Bhong police station to demonstrate against alleged police torture against mediapersons.
Pakistan’s women journalists are facing a wide array of threats, says writer
Jul 09, 2021, at 07:20 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani writer has said Pakistan is one of the most dangerous places for journalists with women scribes facing more harassment, violence and threats.
Punjab Assembly in Pakistan passed new law: Journalists reject, stage protest
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:43 am
Islamabad: Several journalist associations have rejected Punjab Assembly's new law as an attack on press freedom wherein the so-called judicial committee of the house may penalise in a summary trial any journalist or bureaucrat for breach of a privilege of the house, any of its committee or a member.
World press freedom protection bodies seek fresh probe into 2007 murder of Pakistan journalist
Jun 18, 2021, at 02:33 am
Islamabad: A new report on the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Mujahid in 2007 finds significant errors in the official police investigation, claimed several international bodies working to protect press freedom.
Pakistan: Punjab Assembly lawmaker Syeda Maimanat Mohsin attacked, Minister condemns
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:16 am
Islamabad: Armed men attacked Punjab Assembly lawmaker Syeda Maimanat Mohsin, who is also known as Jugnu Mohsin, in Okara region of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Media fraternity cries foul over proposed media laws; calls it attempt to take state control
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Journalists in Pakistan have expressed their displeasure as the government pushes for new media laws that they allege would pave the way for “state control” over media. Under the proposed ordinance, all other existing laws regulating media will be superseded by the new law.
Pakistan: Media bodies opposes proposed PMDA Ordinance
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:06 pm
Islamabad: Media organisations representing publishers, journalists, broadcasters, editors and news directors have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance, triggering another conflict with the PM Imran Khan-led government.
Pakistani journalist attacked by unknown men
May 28, 2021, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani journalist was recently attacked at his residence by unknown men and then taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, marking just another instance of attack on press freedom in the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam shot in Islamabad
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:42 am
Islamabad: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam was shot at in a suspected targeted attack incident recently in Islamabad, media reports said.
Pakistan media bodies target Imran Khan govt, condemns ‘systematic war’ against press
Sep 30, 2020, at 04:55 am
Islamabad: Expressing their strong opinion against Prime Minister Imran Khan's regime, the country's journalist fraternity on Sunday issued a declaration expressing serious concern over torture, abduction and arrest of mediapersons, unannounced censorship through financial curbs on media houses, threats to owners and journalists by anti-media forces to compel them to toe the official line or face government’s wrath.
FIR registered against Pakistani journalist Asad Toor for 'negative propaganda' against Army
Sep 17, 2020, at 03:41 am
Islamabad: An FIR has been registered against a Pakistani journalist for posting "negative propaganda against the state, Pakistani institutions and the Pakistan Army" on his social media account, media reports said.
Writer Zahid Khan slams Pakistan govt over media crackdown
Sep 14, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Islamabad: Writer Zahid Khan has slammed PM Imran Khan and his government over the crackdown on the media in the country.
Prominent Pakistani journalist abducted in Islamabad, later released
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani journalist, who is an outspoken critic of the military establishment, was abducted and then released after 12 hours in captivity.