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Link to: State-owned radio station facilities attacked in Balochistan

State-owned radio station facilities attacked in Balochistan

Two days after the Radio Pakistan facilities in Gwadar suffered a grenade attack, unidentified individuals fired rockets at the station’s facilities in the town of Khuzda.

Link to: Pakistan Press Foundation website hacked

Pakistan Press Foundation website hacked

The website was hacked by the “Indian Cyber Army”.

Link to: Twenty-three IFEX members call on authorities to investigate disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda

Twenty-three IFEX members call on authorities to investigate disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda

Two hundred days after Prageeth Eknaligoda’s disappearance, IFEX members expressed concern about the lack of transparency surrounding the investigation.

Link to: Media face retaliation over critical coverage of president’s European visit

Media face retaliation over critical coverage of president’s European visit

Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party reportedly blocked the transmission of two TV news channels and set fire to copies of newspapers.

Link to: Journalist assaulted in Hyderabad

Journalist assaulted in Hyderabad

Sarfraz Wistro, a reporter for the Sindhi-language newspaper “Daily Ibrat”, was attacked by assailants who were waiting for him one night outside his house.

Link to: Television reporter and his driver shot and injured

Television reporter and his driver shot and injured

Reporter Anwar Kamal and his driver, Nasim Ahmed, were returning after covering a story in Dadu-Manchar Lake when unknown assailants opened fire on their vehicle.

Link to: Low intensity blasts in two Lahore internet cafés

Low intensity blasts in two Lahore internet cafés

Police closed all internet cafés in the city following the blasts.

Link to: Indian film featuring Bin Laden look-alike banned

Indian film featuring Bin Laden look-alike banned

The Central Board of Film Censors banned the showing of the comedy “Tere Bin Laden” (Without You Laden) fearing that it could spark terrorist attacks.