July 17, 2014

Pakistani Journalist Gets Four-Year Jail Term for “Entering Afghanistan Illegally”

July 17, 2014

TV reporter was arrested in eastern Afghanistan after going to northwestern Pakistan to interview Taliban Reporters Without Borders and the Pakistani NGO Freedom Network condemn the four-year jail sentence that an Afghan court has imposed on Pakistani TV reporter Faizullah Khan for illegally crossing into Afghanistan while researching a story on the Taliban. Announced on 13 July, the sentence was

Kabul asked to release Pakistani journalist

July 17, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Mediapersons and politicians on Wednesday expressed their resolve to use all influence with the Afghan authorities to ensure the release of Pakistani journalists Faizullah Khan. Last week, the Karachi based reporter was convicted by a Jalalabad court to serve a four year jail on charges of spying as he entered the country without legal permission. Speaking at the protest

Pakistani Journalist Gets Four-Year Jail Term for “Entering Afghanistan Illegally”

Kabul asked to release Pakistani journalist

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