On July 3, the family members of slain journalist Khalil Jibran urgently requested relocation to a safer area following an arson attack on their commercial building in Landi Kotal’s Sultan Khel area. The attack occurred on June 30 night when unidentified individuals set fire to a snooker club adjacent to their home, further endangering the […]
On July 1, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari voiced serious concerns regarding the diminishing space for independent journalism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Bilawal reaffirmed the PPP’s commitment to press freedom and emphasized the need for journalists to operate in a safe environment. He urged the provincial Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to take […]
On June 28, Civil rights activists, journalists, and digital rights experts in Pakistan called for repealing the Punjab Defamation Act and constitutional recognition of digital rights, citing concerns over receding civic spaces and democratic values in the country. They spoke at a national roundtable organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). HRCP council […]
On June 23, 2024, Benazir Shah, the editor of ‘Geo Fact Check,’ found her X account, formerly Twitter, compromised following her comments on a blasphemy case. The cyber attack spiraled into severe online harassment instigated by followers of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Shah endured a distressing invasion of privacy as hackers altered her profile image […]
Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan called for a judicial inquiry into the murder of senior journalist Khalil Jibran. During a press interaction in Landi Kotal, on June 30, Khan stressed the state’s duty to ensure the safety of its citizens, emphasizing that the protection of journalists was paramount. He highlighted the Constitutional guarantees under Article […]
On June 26, Bahawalpur Press Club (BPC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Superior College to provide scholarships for the children of journalists, offering a 50% discount on tuition fees for FSc and BS programs. The agreement, signed in a ceremony at the BPC premises, has been lauded by the journalists’ community as an encouraging […]
The Supreme Court on June 28 reissued show-cause notices to 34 television channels for allegedly airing contemptuous remarks made by lawmakers, emphasizing strict scrutiny of media conduct. The notices were part of an ongoing contempt case against Senator Faisal Vawda and MQM-P MNA Mustafa Kamal, with the court questioning the adequacy of the channels’ explanations. […]
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