In the wake of escalating geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack, the Indian government has blocked access to 16 Pakistani YouTube channels on the recommendations of its Ministry of Home Affairs. Among the blocked channels are: Dawn News, Samaa TV, ARY News, Geo News, Bol News, SUNO News HD, Raftar, GNN, Irshad Bhatti, The Pakistan Reference,
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Karachi Press Club (KPC) have expressed concern over threats issued to journalists by supporters of a religious party, urging the authorities to ensure the safety of media personnel. In a joint statement issued on April 21, PFUJ President Afzal Butt and Secretary General Arshad Ansari condemned the online …
<pJournalist Inamullah Mehsud was abducted from Tank in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and released through a settlement mediated by a jirga (a council of local tribal elders). According to The News, eyewitnesses had said that “heavily armed, masked individuals” had entered Inamullah’s home, and taking him at gunpoint, they had shifted him to an unidentified location. …
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On April 22, the Balochistan High Court (BHC) suspended the Quetta Deputy Commissioner’s directive that barred organisations and political parties from holding events at the Quetta Press Club without prior permission, terming it a violation of constitutional rights. A two-member divisional bench comprising Justice Rozi Khan Bareech and Justice Sardar Ahmed Halimi passed the interim order during …
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