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The European Union foreign ministry spokesperson raises concerns over violence against journalists in Pakistan
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RMNP demands Election Commission to include safety of media persons in Electoral Code of Ethics for political parties
MUBARAKPUR : Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should include the security and safety of the media persons in its “Electoral Code of Ethics” for political parties for forthcoming general elections. This was demanded in round table entitled”Safety of Journalists in General Elections 2018 organised by the Rural Media Network Pakistan (RMNP) in press club Mubarakpur…
Journalist bodies call for an end to harassment of Rana Abrar Khalid
ISLAMABAD—Several journalist bodies, including the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ), have taken notice of the alleged harassment of journalist Rana Abrar Khalid by security agencies. “…The journalist was demanding details of gifts received by Prime Minister Imran Khan from the foreign heads of state and heads…
World Press Freedom Day statement
Timothy Balding On this day – World Press Freedom Day – I extend my best wishes and words of encouragement to the rural press of Pakistan on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers, which represents publishers and editors in more than 100 countries through 18,000 publications. This year, WAN has chosen “Press Under Surveillance”…
World Press Freedom Day statement
Javed Jabbar In recent months in Pakistan, volatile conditions have developed due to the suspension of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and due to on-going threats from terrorism, religious extremism, criminal elements and power groups. The media in our country have had to face attacks on offices as well as assaults on individuals. Several journalists…
Talibans release Pakistan’s Khyber News journalist & cameraperson detained in Afghanistan
In this undated photo, the detained Khyber News correspondent Abdul Mateen Achakzai can be seen reporting for his television channel from the Pak-Afghan border. (Photo Courtesy: Khyber News) KABUL—Talibans who had arrested Pakistani journalist Abdul Mateen Achakzai and his cameraperson Muhammad Ali associated with Khyber News TV have been released . According to his family,…