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Cases withdrawn: Balochistan journalists vulnerable, says minister

Quetta: Provincial Information Minister Mohammad Younus Mullazai on Wednesday said that prevailing environment has endangered the lives of hundreds of journalists working in various media outlets in Balochistan. Talking to media persons during his visit to Press Club here to handover the withdrawal copy of the FIR lodged against the journalists for allegedly violating the red zone area during their

Fata journalists face high security threat

ISLAMABAD: More than 50 per cent journalists from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have received threats of various kinds during last year while at least 33 per cent of the tribal journalists have faced threats of assault in line of duty. In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 87 percent of journalists surveyed have termed militants and security forces as the biggest threats they

Pakistani newspaper ban in Afghanistan

By: AYAANA MALIK The Afghan government has banned Pakistani newspapers, which clearly exemplifies the sentiments of the US-backed Afghan government, while the criticism arising from within the Afghan community for such an approach shows that the people do not view the curb as a sensible step. In fact, there is a call for dialogue between the two nations by the

Cases registered against 26 journalists

By: Bari Baloch QUETTA: Cases have been registered against 26 journalists for violating red zone area while carrying out a protest rally against target killing of journalists while the Station House Officer (SHO) of concerned police station was also suspended, on Monday. Dozens of journalists took out a protest rally against the targeted killing of Khuzdar Press Club’s General Secretary

Journalist gunned down in Balochistan

Abdul Haq Baloch, correspondent for “ARY News” television station and Secretary of Khuzdar Press Club, was gunned down by unidentified armed men on September 29, 2012 when he was on his way home in the town of Khuzdar in the militancy plagued of Balochistan province of Pakistan. He left behind a widow and two sons. According to the press reports,