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Journalist manhandled and briefly detained by police

Journalist manhandled and briefly detained by policeOn 20 December, 2015 Muhammad Ansar, a reporter of Aaj News television channel was manhandled by police for covering the allegedly illegal closing down of sugar mills in Tando Muhammad Khan, a district in the southern part of Sindh province in Pakistan.

AAJ NEWS REPORTER MANHANDLED BY POLICE

AAJ NEWS REPORTER MANHANDLED BY POLICEPolice subjected an Aaj News reporter to torture for covering the purportedly unlawful closure of a sugar mills in Tando Muhammad Khan, Aaj News reported. Quoting unnamed sources, the channel said that two years ago an influential personality of Sindh had tried to take

CPNE for finalising measures on media safety

CPNE for finalising measures on media safetyKARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Media Safety and Defence Task Force meeting was held on Thursday under the supervision of the Chairman Ikram Majeed Sehgal. The meeting expressed concern over the attacks on media houses, media professionals and

RSF decries government inaction in face of attacks on media

RSF decries government inaction in face of attacks on mediaReporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the government’s failure to respond to a wave of attacks on media outlets throughout Pakistan in recent weeks and the absence of effective measures to protect news organizations and journalists.