PTA Bans Website Of Gay People In Pakistan
Increasing restrictions on online freedom of expression (FoE) in Pakistan is becoming order of the day as the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), monitoring Internet, blocked…
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Wali Khan Babar’s Murder Mystery
The murder case of a young Pakistani journalist, Wali Khan Babar, has all the elements of an edge of the seat suspense drama, albeit one…
Members of the Board of Advisors of Freedom Network
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Members of the Board of Advisors of Freedom Network
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MQM Serves Notice On NYT Editor, Publisher & Reporter
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) served the New York Times editor, publisher and reporter a defamation notice of US$ 10 million for the article in the…
The long wait for justice
It has been more than six years since a Peshawar High Court judge completed inquiry into circumstances of murder of the tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan….
The Long Wait for Justice
It has been more than six years since a Peshawar High Court judge completed inquiry into circumstances of murder of the tribal journalist Hayatullah Khan….
Dawn Reporter Under Taliban Threat In Kohat
A senior journalist in southern Kohat district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has gone public about “life-threatening” call he received from Taliban militants days after…
We Are Killing Journalists
Investigative journalist Ali K. Chishti had a nightmare in Karachi on evening of August 30, 2013. He had been traumatized after being roughed up for…
The Third Front: Challenges for Baluchistan Media
There aren’t any obvious parallels in the cases of FATA journalist Hayatullah’s murder and the Baluchistan authorities’ action against ARY TV. On the surface, both…
Ethics of Live Media Coverage in Pakistan
The age of real-time media in Pakistan is now well into its second decade while live coverage is for most media consumers a pretty…
‘Karachi Police’ Kidnap, Detain Investigative Journalist
An investigative journalist, who writes for The Friday Times, was forced to leave Karachi after nine-ten hours ordeal he underwent following his kidnapping by what…
Internet Surveillance In Pakistan
Tanvir Siddiqui (Not real name) calls himself a hacktavist (Hacking activist). He is the kind of geeky young man from Karachi who hacks into computer…
The Third Front
There aren’t any obvious parallels in the cases of FATA journalist Hayatullah’s murder and the Baluchistan authorities’ action against ARY TV. On the surface,…
Terrorism Case Against ARY Withdrawn
Baluchistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baluch withdrew Tuesday (August 27, 2013) a First Information Report (FIR) registered against private ARY News TV channel for…
Missing Baluch Journalist Found Dead in Karachi
Freedom Network is appalled by murder of missing Baluch journalist Abdul Razik Baluch in Karachi on Wednesday (21 August 2013) after reported missing since 24…
Combating Impunity of Crimes Against Media in Pakistan
Media in Pakistan continues to face grave threats, including threats to the lives of journalists. The recent statistics are stark. Over 60 journalists have been…