HRCP demands state improve its human rights record
LAHORE: The general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the state to improve its human rights record, particularly protect freedom of expression and ensure…
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IFJ calls for withdrawal of case against Bayazid Kharoti
Media columnist and social media activist Bayazid Kharoti, who was reported ‘missing’ since November 4, had actually been arrested in Quetta on charges of meddling in the work of police….
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IG doesn’t know how to probe journalist’s kidnapping, notes court
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the report of the inspector general of Islamabad police on the kidnapping of senior journalist Matiullah Jan, saying it seemed the IG had…
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HRCP, PBC, and PFUJ demand judicial inquiry into Geo reporter’s abduction
ISLAMABAD—Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Bar Council, and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists have rejected the prime minister’s team to probe Geo News journalist Ali Imran Syed’s recent abduction…
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Pakistan seeks to ‘control digital media’ amid anti-government protests
Representatives of tech companies and human rights groups and civil society have expressed concerns over the Pakistani government’s plan to access users’ data and remove “objectionable” digital material. S Khan…
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FIA, Nadra unable to trace journalist’s abductors, SC told
ISLAMABAD: Almost every institution expressed inability to identify the abductors of senior journalist Matiullah Jan, revealed a report submitted to the Supreme Court. According to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT)…