Articles by Pakistan Press Foundation
Four journalists temporarily abducted, assaulted during armed attack on press club
(PPF/IFEX) – On 14 September 2008, a group of about 50 armed men attacked the Shahpur Jehanian Press Club, of Tehsil Daulatpur, in Nawabshah District of Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh. The attackers beat and abducted four journalists and took physical control of the press club. Among those assaulted were: Manthar Dahiri, correspondent of the […]
Journalist detained, threatened and assaulted by security forces
(PPF/IFEX) – On 4 September 2008, Musa Khankhel, a correspondent for the daily newspaper “The News” and the television channel Geo TV, was mistreated by security forces personnel. The incident occurred near the town of Mingora, in the troubled district of Swat in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP). According to press reports, Khankhel was […]
Journalist kidnapped and jailed by Taliban, then killed in air raid
(PPF/IFEX) – Abdul Aziz Shaheen, a local journalist working for local dailies “Azadi” and “Khabarkar” in the troubled district of Swat in the NWFP province of Pakistan, was killed on 29 August 2008, in an attack by jet fighters on a Taliban hideout, where he was being held by the Taliban. Shaheen had gone to […]
Television anchor detained, interrogated by intelligence agency personnel
(PPF/IFEX) – Hasan Abdullah, an anchor and reporter for Pakistan’s leading television channel “Dawn News”, was detained for six hours by officers of an intelligence agency on 26 August 2008 and was released after being interrogated. The agents kept his cell phone and a tape containing an interview with Balach Marri, head of the Balochistan […]
Journalist injured, hospitalised following attack in Tribal Areas
(PPF/IFEX) – On 3 August 2008, the president of the Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ), Khayal Zaman Afridi, received serious injuries when armed persons fired shots at him. The incident occurred in the town of Bara, Khyber Agency, in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The attackers also kidnapped his companion, Mohammad Waseem Niazi, a […]
“Aaj Kal” newspaper, staff threatened by Lal Masjid activists over cartoon of cleric’s wife, editorial criticising religious militancy
(PPF/IFEX) – “Aaj Kal”, an Urdu-language daily published from Lahore, has been threatened by Islamic activists angered by the publication of a cartoon about Umme Hassaan, wife of Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and also an editorial criticizing the religious militancy. The Lal Masjid, located in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad, was […]
Four journalists threatened by Taliban in South Waziristan tribal area
(PPF/IFEX) – Local Taliban have threatened four journalists in the South Waziristan Agency of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), warning them to give up their profession or face the consequences. According to press reports, the threat was issued in pamphlets circulated by local Taliban in the town of Wana in South Waziristan. The pamphlet […]
Journalists assaulted, their equipment destroyed, media vehicles burned during disturbances in Karachi
(PPF/IFEX) – Five journalists, including a female cameraperson, were attacked and their cameras were destroyed while they attempted to cover the incidents of violence that erupted on 9 April 2008 in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. According to press reports, masked men attacked journalists who were covering the violence in different parts of the city. The […]