APNS President Calls For Restraint
Hameed Haroon, the President of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), has expressed concern that the freedom of press envisioned in Article 19 of the…
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Hamid Mir Speaks Out, Still Holds ISI Responsible
In his first public statement, senior journalist Hamid Mir still held the country’s military-led Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency responsible for attack on him in Karachi…
Analysis: Headlines, Deadlines & Red Lines
Adnan Rehmat ABRAR Tanoli. Ayub Khattak. Shan Dahar. Bakhtaj Ali. Razik Baloch. Almost no-one knows who these persons are, not even a very big…
Hamid Mir Shot & Wounded In Karachi
Freedom Network [FN] has demanded independent investigation into the attack on senior TV anchorperson Hamid Mir, one of the strongest supporters of press freedom and…
TV Journalist Survives Attempted Murder Bid In Lahore
Senior journalist and TV anchor Raza Rumi, working with Express News channel, escaped attempted target-killing on Friday (March 28, 2014) in what appears sequence of…
Stranger Than Fiction – True Stories of Pakistani Journalists
Pakistan’s first ever book offering an intimate look into the harsh every-day life of journalists working in hostile conditions has been launched. The book,…
Bomb Defused Outside TV Journalist Home In Peshawar
A senior journalist and his family have had a narrow escape with police defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) with two kilograms of explosives…
Political Activists Ransack Newspaper Office In Kashmir
Freedom Network [FN] expressed concern over attack on a newspaper’s office in Mirpur town in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on March 7 ransacking the office and threatening…
DT Columist Dr Saulat Nagi Escapes Unhurt After Attempt On His Life
Freedom Network was relieved at unhurt escape of Daily Times columnist Dr Saulat Nagi who had attempted bid on his life when two unidentified men…
Brother Of Under-Threat Baloch Journalist Shot Dead
Ijaz Mengal, brother of underground Baloch journalist Riaz Mengal, was gunned down in Khuzdar district of Balochistan on February 14 and a separatist group claimed…
Death Threats For Geo TV Controller News Resisting Editorial Dictation
Freedom Network [FN] is concerned at attempts by a religious-cum-political organization to dictate editorial decisions of Geo News channel’s newsroom, threatening its controller news with…
Concern Over Halting Blogger Malala Yousafzai’s Book Launch
The action of government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to withdraw security from launch ceremony of book of blogger Malala Yousafzai is clear breach of right of…
Media Stakeholders Take Decisions To Fight Impunity
The Coalition on Media Safety (COMS) has demanded that federal and provincial governments to designate contact persons on violence against media so that media professionals,…
Charsadda Reporter Under “Death Threat”
A journalist in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was hurled at death threats after his report on a sexually assaulted girl was published. …
When Minhaj Burna Was Banned
The ghost of late Minhaj Barna, one of the most towering trade union leaders of journalists and other newspaper employees in Pakistan, looms large when…
December 2013 Media Review
Police described it as “cracker bomb attack” on Express Media group’s offices in Karachi on December 2 but its effects were felt widely among the…
Becoming News: Pakistani Media in Ethical Controversy
A rare debate on media ethics has erupted within the media sector in Pakistan based on a controversy over privileged video reporting access to a…
Alliance Condemns Attack On Express Group Offices
Alliance for Access, a nationwide coalition of civil society organizations, corporations, media houses, telecommunication companies, academics, and student groups to promote open access in Pakistan,…
FN Welcomes UN Resolution Making Nov 2 Int’l Day To End Impunity
Freedom Network [FN] welcomes the news that the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly has passed, by consensus, a resolution on the safety…
Unanimous Resolution Seeking Public Prosecutor Office
At a special meeting, the journalist community, political parties and civil society members unanimously endorsed Saturday demand for setting up office of special prosecutor to…