Articles by Pakistan Press Foundation
Journalists freed from charges
(PPF/IFEX) – On 27 January 1998, charges of publishing objectionable materials laid against the editors, joint editor and reporters of the daily newspaper “Pakistan” were withdrawn. The Punjab government, following directions from Shehbaz Sharif, the Punjab Chief Minister, also apologized for having handcuffed the journalists who had been arrested on 19 January in Lahore for […]
Journalists arrested and released on bail
(PPF/IFEX) – On 19 January 1998, police raided the offices of the Urdu daily “Pakistan” and arrested the editor, chief news editor and four reporters of the newspaper on charges of publishing some objectionable material in the 13 January edition of the newspaper. Editor Jamil Chishti, chief news editor Khalid Farooqui, senior reporter Khalid Qayyum, […]
Journalist released in contempt of court case; other remains in jail
(PPF/IFEX) – On 12 January 1998, Iftikhar Adil, the publisher/printer of the daily Lahore-based newspaper “Lashkar” who is facing contempt of court charges, was released. The release orders were issued by the division bench of Balochistan High Court on the appeal of Iftikhar Adil against the verdict of a single bench of this court. The […]
Journalist harassed
(PPF/IFEX) – (PPF/IFEX) – On 29 December 1997, journalist Qaiser Mahmood Khokhar was arrested and beaten by police in Lahore. Khokhar had gone to the police station to collect the discharge papers of a case registered against him on 1 December 1997. He is said to have been arrested by police sub-inspector (SI) Farrukh Shah, […]
Two journalists sentenced for reporting on stolen court records
(PPF/IFEX) – On 26 December Irfanul Haq and Iftikhar Adil, two journalists of the Lahore based Urdu newspaper “Lashkar”, were sentenced to six months in prison and fined Rs. 5000 by the Balochistan High Court in Quetta for reporting on the alleged theft of court records. According to reports, the lawyer Mohammad Azam Zakroon of […]
Journalist Qaiser Mahmood Khokhar arrested and assaulted
(PPF/IFEX) – On 29 December 1997, journalist Qaiser Mahmood Khokhar was arrested and beaten by police in Lahore. Khokhar had gone to the police station to collect the discharge papers of a case registered against him on 1 December 1997. He was arrested by sub-inspector (SI) of police Farrukh Shah, and several policemen severely beat […]
Bomb attacks and threats against newspapers
(PPF/IFEX) – Three individuals, including a policemen, were seriously injured when an explosive device was thrown from a moving vehicle at the offices of the Sindhi-language daily “Sawal” in Hyderabad on 15 October 1997. The injured, which included two staff members of the newspaper, were taken to hospital. Another explosion took place the same day […]
Journalist Humayun Fur released
(PPF/IFEX) – On 7 October 1997, Humayun Fur, bureau chief of the daily “Mashriq”, was released after the Chief of Army Staff pardoned him. The Chief of Army Staff accepted the request of Fur’s wife to pardon her husband on medical grounds. She said that, as Fur was suffering from hepatitis C and jaundice, there […]