Legislation planned for journalists protection
PESHAWAR: Following in the footsteps of the centre, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has also decided to table a journalist’s protection bill in the provincial assembly. The federal government had on…
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Police told to treat journalists, other citizens with utmost courtesy
A day after the Karachi police roughed up some journalists as the Sindh government began imposing stricter restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, the city police chief directed his…
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Journalists in Indian-held Kashmir under pressure: report
ISLAMABAD – Kashmiri journalists belonging to Indian-held Kashmir are paying a heavy price for reporting the truth. A report by the Kashmir Media Service says journalists have been stopped from…
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Karachi journalists harassed amid COVID-19
KARACHI—The police, while implementing new COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Sindh government, have allegedly started roughing up local journalists. According to Geo News, despite proving their identities, journalists could not…
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Journalists protest attack on Asad Toor
ISLAMABAD—Journalists across the country have shown extreme anger and displeasure against the attack on Islamabad-based reporter and blogger Asad Ali Toor. In this regard, the National Press Club and Rawalpindi-Islamabad…
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Journalist Asad Toor injured by unidentified assailants
ISLAMABAD—Unidentified men barged into journalist Asad Ali Toor’s Islamabad apartment on Tuesday night and beat him black and blue. He sustained severe injuries and was treated at the Pakistan Institute…