Balochistan Govt To Work With Journalists On Reducing Risks To Their Lives
The following are remarks made by the Balochistan information minister, Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal, at a public dialogue on media safety at a meeting of Pakistan…
Category Archives: Impunity
Baloch Journalist Goes Missing In Quetta City Since Nov 7
A Baloch journalist is reported missing from Balochistan’s Quetta capital city since 7 November 2014 (Friday), his family confirms to Freedom Network [FN] on 11…
Open Letter to PM Nawaz to End Impunity against Journalists
His Excellency, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister, Islamic Republic of Pakistan Subject: Urgent government action to combat impunity against journalists in Pakistan …
Alarm At Pike In Killing Of Journalists In Pakistan
The murder of two journalists within days of each other in Punjab province of Pakistan, a region not known for similar high levels of violence…
Afghan Journalist Leaves Pakistan After Threatening Calls
An Afghan journalist working for Voice of Germany (VoG) Pashto Service in Quetta, provincial capital of southwestern Balochistan province, has been forced to leave Pakistan…
Police & Protestors Target Media With Violence Leaving Many Crew Members Injured
Updated on 01 September 2014 The ongoing clashes between police and anti-government protesters in the capital Islamabad is a cause of concern for civil…
Two Journalists, One Media Assistant Shot Dead In Quetta
Freedom Network [FN] joins families, colleagues and friends of journalist Irshad Mastoi, reporter Abdur Rasool and media assistant Muhammad Younas in mourning their brutal murder in the…
Baghwan Home Is Bombed Third Time Since March 2014
The third bomb blast outside the residence of Jamshed Baghwan, bureau chief of Express News channel in Peshawar, since March 2014 is a serious matter…
Concern At Spate Of Attacks On Pakistan’s Largest Media Group
Freedom Network [FN] is deeply concerned at the spate of attacks on journalists working for Jang and The News and Geo News channel with the…
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…
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…
New Govt Commission to Combat Impunity In Pakistan
Freedom Network [FN] welcomes the March 19, 2014 announcement of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to set up a commission for safety and security of journalists…
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…
Court Convicts Six Killers of Reporter Wali Babar
Freedom Network [FN] welcomes the verdict of an anti-terrorism court in Sindh province convicting six murderers of Geo News channel’s reporter Wali Khan Babar on…
Appeal To Protect Media Against Growing Risk Of Attacks
Freedom Network [FN] apprehends that the spate of violence directed at media in Pakistan over recent years may increase with escalation in hostilities between the…
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…
No Justice 3 Years After Wali Khan Babar Murder
Three years have passed since the murder of Geo TV journalist Wali Khan Babar in Karachi. While no justice has been found in Babar’s case,…