Pishin: Aaj News correspondent was injured in an armed attack in Pishin, Balochistan, on Thursday. Aaj News reported that three armed culprits attacked Mujeeb Tarin who sustained wounds. He was taken to Civil Hospital in Quetta for treatment. Residents of Mohallah managed to get hold of one of the attackers and they handed him over to the police.
Source: Business Recorder
Pakistani journalist, Rizawn Razi was arrested on Saturday, February 9, in Lahore, Pakistan over a series of social media posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly criticise the arrest and detention of Razi and demand his immediate release. According to reports, Razi a TV anchor for…
DADU: Several hundred people belonging to the media held a six-hour sit-in at the Dadu-Larkana section of the Indus Highway on Wednesday to lodge their strong protest over police failure to arrest a feudal lord and his armed guards who allegedly kidnapped four senior journalists in Johi a fortnight back and subjected them to inhuman…
LAHORE: Activists of the religio-political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesting in different cities of the country have started targeting the employees of different private news channels. According to details, the religious party workers attacked a reporter of a private news channel who was covering the protest in Lahore. The protestors also attacked the cameraman of…
Geneva (PEC) – On the occasion of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns the escalation in criminal activity against journalists. The Geneva-based NGO demands independent and international investigations to identify the perpetrators of these crimes and prosecute them. “The fight against impunity is…
KARACHI: Despite scientific evidence of apocalyptic times to come due to climate change, fewer journalists — especially women — are writing on issues around environment with the media failing to spur a comprehensive social response in Pakistan. The study — titled Missing in Action: Why are fewer women journalists in Pakistan writing on environment —…
ISLAMABAD: Founded in 1950, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) attained the grand age of 70 years on Aug 2 (Sunday) this year. Put differently, the oldest union of its kind in South Asia, possibly all of Asia, will complete on Sunday a full seven decades since the launching of its movement for press…