journalism Pakistan – Pakistan Freedom of Expression Monitor https://pakistanfoemonitor.org News with beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and emotions Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 216189435 A dangerous profession https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/a-dangerous-profession/ Sun, 02 Mar 2014 11:20:30 +0000 http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/?p=75505 Continue reading "A dangerous profession"

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Sir: Journalism has become one of the most dangerous professions in the world. Latest reports indicate that close to a dozen international journalists and reporters are in lock up in Egypt, sparking protests for their release. On top of that, Pakistan has been at the top of most dangerous places to be a journalist for the last many years now. Still we see so many young boys and girls join what is fast becoming a noble profession, the only vocation that imparts some honesty to the information starved public. We must support our journalists and media personalities in every way.

ARIFA KHAN
Islamabad

Daily Times

]]> 3073 Journalist thrashed by PPP activists https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/journalist-thrashed-by-ppp-activists-3/ Tue, 14 May 2013 10:10:02 +0000 http://pakistanfoemonitor.org/?p=1367 Continue reading "Journalist thrashed by PPP activists"

]]> HYDERABAD: Armed activists of the PPP allegedly roughed up and injured the Hyderabad bureau chief of daily Awami Awaz, Imtiaz Chandio, and his brother Irshad Chandio at Fateh Chowk on Monday. They were also held hostage for one hour.

Imtiaz Chandio told Dawn that he and his brother were covering a sit-in organised by the PPP against the alleged rigging by the MQM candidate for NA-219, when the PPP activists prevented him from covering the protest and used harsh language and beat them up.

He said that when he complained to PPP leaders Ghulam Rasool Kalhoro and Liaquat Shahani present at the sit-in, they took no action and expressed their helplessness.

He said they were held hostage for one hour and allowed to leave the place after some photographers and cameramen intervened.

Source: Dawn

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