Judicial Commission Fails To Identify Attackers Of Hamid Mir
A judicial commission set up in Pakistan to investigate a debilitating attack on prominent journalist Hamid Mir has not been able to determine the actual…
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E-Bulletin For March 2016
March 2016 March 04: Unidentified mob ransack Hyderabad Press Club. March 4: Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri attack office of Aaj TV in Karachi for lack…
Attack On Karachi Press Club
By Ghulam Mustafa Whenever the history of Pakistan’s democracy is drafted, name of Karachi Press Club (KPC) will be penned with golden ink. Journalists, supporting…
Court Order Sentencing Murderer Of Journalist Ayub Khattak To Life Imprisonment
Freedom Network obtained attested copy of the verdict of a court in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a murder case involving journalist Ayub Khattak,…
Life Sentence For Killer Of Journalist In Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A court in Pakistan has awarded life imprisonment and fine of five million rupees ($50,000) to an accused charged with murdering journalist Ayub Khattak…
Seven Years of Unease For Late Musa Khan Khel family
Essa Khan Khel This year in February we observed the seventh death anniversary of my beloved brother Musa Khankhel Shaheed. We have yet to see…
E-Bulletin For February 2016
February 2016 Feb 02: Several journalists were wounded during clashes between police, rangers and PIA employees in Karachi. Feb 07: Three shots were fired outside…
Media Leaders Recommend Action Points To Protect Journalists
PARIS: Media leaders from around the globe gathered February 5 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to strengthen the safety of journalists enlisting possible actions…
Hafiz Wazir – Tribal Journalist From South Waziristan
By Iqbal Khattak I met tribal journalist Hafiz Wazir for the first time in October 2003 in Wana, summer headquarters of South Waziristan, the hotbed…
E-Bulletin For January 2016
January 2016 Jan 03: Senate says it will not allow PECB passed without stakeholders’ agreement http://epaper.tribune.com.pk/DisplayDetails.aspx?ENI_ID=11201601030026&EN_ID=11201601030016&EMID=11201601030003 Jan 05: Karachi police say they arrested two persons…
2015: The Year of Censorship in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: If the year 2014 was the most murderous year in Pakistan’s history with 14 journalists and media assistants killed that year, the year 2015…
Demand For RTI Extension To FATA
Hanif Ullah Anwar Ullah Khan from Bajaur agency is an old hand at journalism. He has the experience of working for both national and international…
E-Bulletin For December 2015
December 2015 Dec 01: Three, including two policemen and an employee, injured in hand-grenade attack on DIN News channel’s office in Lahore and Islamic State…
‘International Declaration & Best Practices’ To Promote Journalists’ Safety Launched
GENEVA, Dec 9, 2015 – The International Press Institute (IPI), Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN), Geneva Global Media and the Geneva Press Club presented 9…
The Challenges Blighting Pakistan’s Radio Industry
Haroon Rashid Close to the end of 2015 Pakistan has more than 140 functioning FM radio stations in the private sector. With TV completely…
10 Years Of Investigative Journalism In The Arab World
With a hidden camera, female Tunisian investigative journalist Hanene Zbiss, working with support from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), went undercover for three…
E-Bulletin For November 2015
November 2015 Nov 2: Private guards attacks journalists in Karachi covering the protest of university students. The Sindh government orders inquiry. Nov 2: PEMRA asks…
Unidentified Gunmen Kill Journalist Hafiz-ur-Rehman In Kohat
Gunmen riding a motorcycle shot and killed journalist Hafiz-ur-Rehman in Kohat city on Sunday – 22 November 2015 – becoming the second casualty this month…
Pakistan’s Largest Press Clubs Band Together To Improve Threat Responses
Five of Pakistan’s largest press clubs came together in Islamabad on November 5, 2015 to launch a new concerted plan supported by International Media Support…
Tribal Journalist Zaman Mehsud Killed In Tank
Senior tribal journalist and ‘monitor’ for Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for militancy-infested South Waziristan Muhammad Zaman Mehsud succumbed to his wounds hours after…