Journalists And Conflict Of Interest
Why should Najam Sethi, one of the most prominent names in Pakistani journalism, have to accept the position of a ‘caretaker’ of a non-journalism…
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Why Wait For More Deaths? Act Now!
Even when we know about the state of impunity against media, are we in Pakistan waiting for more deaths of journalists or a bomb blast…
Journalists Are Not Supposed To Be Politicians
“No sir, this is not my job!” I was expecting this polite but firm response from the highly respected journalist Mr Rahimullah Yusufzai, when he…
Reporting From Hell
Media in Pakistan entered 2014 under the old threat to journalists’ lives. Caught in bloody crossfire between blind state power and extremist terror, journalism has…
Courageous Journalist’s Historic Footage Brings Justice
Abdus Salam Soomro, a poor cameraman must be rewarded, not only for capturing the historic, although horrifying scene of the killing of a boy, but…
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,…
Benazir Bhutto And Pakistani Media
“Mazhar, I was shocked to see the list of journalists on the payroll of intelligence agencies. It included names of people, whom I thought were…
Missing Link Between Ethics & Safety
The buzz about journalists’ safety is louder now than ever before as serious threats continue to originate and impact from all sides in Pakistan with…
Final Call For The Media
An attack on Express Media Group’s Karachi office on December 2, 2013, is a direct assault on “Freedom of the Press.” It is not simply…
Unannounced Censorship In Pakistan
Exclusive Blog for Freedom Network “Don’t try to become a journalist. It’s a dangerous profession in Pakistan”. These were the words of my late…
The Rise Of ‘Fake Media’ In Pakistan
TV news channels are supposed to provide information based on facts with objectivity and honesty. Sadly, all this is sorely lacking in the expanding media…
Killing The News To Stay Alive
It is not easy to be a journalist in Pakistan’s volatile southwestern province Baluchistan. More than two dozen journalists have either been killed in…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
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…