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Attack on media

Riot zone mob storms PTV

ISLAMABAD: A mob of protesters from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s (PAT) sit-ins stormed the headquarters of Pakistan Television (PTV) and forced its staff to take two of the state broadcaster’s flagship channels — PTV News and PTV World — off the air, on Monday morning. According to eyewitnesses, nearly 400 PTI and PAT workers stormed the

Prime Minister and others condemn attack on media

Prime Minister Office has lauded the role of media and ordered an investigation into the acts of violence against journalists. A spokesman for PM’s Office said the responsible would be held accountable. He said such incidents were individual acts which were condemnable. He directed the authorities to provide best possible treatment to the injured journalists. The Prime Minister also contacted

PBA assails attack on media personnel

KARACHI: The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has strongly condemned the attacks on reporters, cameramen and other media workers in Islamabad while they were performing their duty of keeping the people informed. In a statement issued on Sunday, the PBA strongly condemned the brutality with which police targeted and attacked media workers. The statement demanded that the attack on media should

HUJ protests police torture on media persons

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Union of Journalists (Dastoori) held a protest demonstration in front of the press club here on Sunday against Islamabad police torture against journalists(reporters and cameramen) of ARY, Sama, Dawn and other TV channels last night when the marchers of Pakistan Awami Tehrik and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf were advancing to the Prime Minister House to stage a protest. The police

Human Rights Society of Pakistan flays burning of Jang vans

LAHORE: The Human Rights Society of Pakistan under the leadership of its chairman Senator SM Zafar has condemned the vandalism and burning of Jang newspaper vans en route to their destination. “It amounts to obstructing the right to information and violates our culture, religion and Constitution of Pakistan”. In a statement Tuesday, the HRSP said emotions should not be given

Express Media attack suspects killed in encounter: Police

KARACHI: Two suspected target killers killed in an encounter with the police in Karachi on Monday were also involved in the attacks on the office of Express Media group, a top Karachi police official said on Wednesday. “The cross-matching of ballistics reports has confirmed the two suspects [killed in Monday’s encounter] were involved in the first two attacks on Express

Two injured in attacks on three media houses

Two employees of a media house were injured on February 17, 2014 when two unknown men riding on a bike hurled hand-grenades at the main gates of two media houses in Karachi namely, Business Recorder Group and Nawa-i-Waqt. No one has claimed the responsibility of attacks. Another bomb was discovered on February 18 in the parking lot of ARY television

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HUJ condemns attack on Aaj TV

The working journalists under the banner of Hyderabad Union of Journalists on Monday staged a protest demonstration here in front of Hyderabad Press Club on Monday night against the bomb attack on the office of Aaj TV. The demonstrators led by President HUJ Junaid Khanzada strongly criticised the attacks on television news channel. Among others, senior journalist Lal Rehman Sammu,

Targeted killings, warnings from Taliban lead to mounting concerns for Pakistan’s media

Pakistan’s journalists are feeling the after-effects of a brutal attack on Express Media, the third and most lethal attack on the media group and its staff in the last six months. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, and has issued a fatwa (decree) warning of further attacks against media outlets that they say are providing “misinformation” against them.