Abducted journalist found dead in Balochistan
Many journalists refused to comment on the killing of Razzaq Gul owing to security reasons.
Three injured as police beat up journalists
Sher Ali Khan, Siraj Ali and Shabir Ahmed were assaulted while covering a demonstration against electricity load-shedding.
Journalist kidnapped and killed
The bullet-riddled body of journalist Tariq Kamal was found on 9 May, three days after he had been reportedly kidnapped.
Office of television station attacked, journalist killed
Journalist Aurengzeb Tunio’s colleagues allege that the attacks were retaliation for his reporting, which had angered certain local tribal groups.
Two journalists injured in blast at poet’s shrine
Mehmood-ul-Hassan Khan and Waheed-ur-Rehman were at the site of the explosion when a second blast occurred.
CPJ calls on Cameron to address journalists’ security in upcoming meetings
CPJ data show that the country has been ranked the deadliest in the world for journalists for two consecutive years.
IFJ launches mission reports
PFUJ and IFJ deployed four missions to assess the situation on the ground in some of the most dangerous and under-reported provinces in the country – Balochistan, Interior Sindh, the Khyber-FATA region and Punjab.
ARTICLE 19’s submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
ARTICLE 19’s submission outlines concerns on Pakistan’s compliance with its international human rights obligations in respect of freedom of expression and freedom of information, in particular violence against journalists and human rights defenders.
Investigative journalist Umar Cheema recounts struggle for freedom
“Instead of bowing to tyranny, I decided to stand brave and firm”, said this award-winning journalist.
Court says website blocking violates constitution
The result of the high court order should be that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority will not be able to block a site without first informing the site administrator of its intention, and giving them the opportunity to be heard.
Journalist tortured, killed in Karachi
Murtaza Razvi, senior editor and head of magazines at Dawn Media Group, was found dead in a friend’s apartment; his body bore torture marks and his hands were tied.
In a climate of impunity, more danger ahead for journalists
The most recent report from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan includes a detailed chapter on freedom of expression, which ties growing suppression to rising incidence of violence and threats against news media.
A “sword of Damocles” in the making?
Zaid Hamid has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, calling on it to try several journalists, a leading human rights activist, the South Asian Free Media Association, as well as several government ministries, for treason.
Global coalition of NGOs calls for official withdrawal of censorship plans
A letter by the coalition comes as a follow up to a verbal commitment by the Secretary IT that the plan for a national URL filtering and blocking system, announced earlier this year, has been withdrawn.
TV channel’s office and satellite van attacked in Karachi
While the attackers have not been identified, it is believed they were targeting the offices of the Jang Group.
Four CD shops destroyed by explosives in Takhtbhai
The president of the Tribal Union of Journalists said the owners of the shops had been threatened by militants, who told them to close their “un-Islamic” businesses.