Pakistan Press Foundation

(PPF/IFEX) – According to PPF, Shahzad Saleemi, journalist and General Secretary of the Jhang Union of Journalists (JUJ) was recently arrested further to the publication of an item in his newspaper levelling allegations of corruption against an Education Officer (EO), Ljaz Zafar, who is the subject of several ongoing investigations in different courts. With the […]

(PPF/IFEX) – On 6 November 1998, a sports reporter from the daily “Dawn”, Sami-ul Hasan, was repeatedly manhandled, beaten and assaulted when he tried to confirm a complaint of “entry denied” to bona-fide ticket holders of a cricket match from the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). When Hassan approached DSP Nazir Mirbahar, the officer said […]

(PPF/IFEX) – On the morning of 21 October 1998, unidentified culprits ransacked the offices of the “Daily Post International” and bi-weekly “Badbaan” newspapers, located in the G-8 Markaz district of Islamabad. Sohail Rana, chief editor of the “Daily Post International” and “Badbaan” alleged that Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) and Station (SHO) House Officer Margalla masterminded […]

(PPF/IFEX) – On 18 October 1998, Lakhano Siyal, a senior journalist, was found murdered by unknown assailants when his family members returned home from a marriage function at 2 p.m. (local time). Siyal was former vice-president of the Hyderabad Press Club and ex-chief reporter for the dailies “Aftab” and “Ibrat”. He had also worked for […]

(PPF/IFEX) – According to PPF, on 6 October 1998, Afghan journalist Majeeda Bibi survived an attempt on her life when two unidentified persons fired at her while she was en route to a local market. The incident occured at 5 p.m. (local time) in Peshawar, Pakistan. The journalist escaped unhurt. Bibi had received a number […]

(PPF/IFEX) – On 27 September 1998 members of the religious group Tehrik e Jafaria Pakistan (TJP) attacked four photojournalists in Karachi, damaging their cameras and other equipment. The journalists were covering the funeral of the slain TJP leader and his son. Mourners became agitated after the funeral and set buses and tires ablaze, as a […]

(PPF/IFEX) – According to the PPF’s information, on 15 September 1998, Pervaiz ul Hassan, a journalist working in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested after reporting on corruption in the local police force and civil administration. The Central Union of Journalists (CUJ) called the arrest an attack on freedom of the press. In an emergency […]

(PPF/IFEX) – Newspaper columnist and human rights activist, Zafaryab Ahmed has not been able to avail his teaching fellowship at Colby College, Maine, USA, as his name continues to be on the Exit Control List (ECL). Persons on the ECL are prohibited to leave the country. **Updates IFEX alerts of 25 September, 17 August and […]