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Journalist briefly detained for interrogation

Journalist briefly detained for interrogationQUETTA: A local journalist and Vice President of the Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ), Muhammad Afzal Mughal, was picked up by a law enforcement agency late on Monday night. However, he was released on Tuesday afternoon. A group of armed men knocked at the gate of

Journalists protest colleague’s murder

Journalists protest colleague’s murderKHAR: Media persons in Bajaur on Wednesday organised a protest demonstration against the murder of their colleague, Mohammad Zaman Mehsud, in Tank district, and demand arrest of his killers. The protest was staged outside the press club here where members of civil society and workers of political parties

Journalists demand arrest of colleagues’ killers

Journalists demand arrest of colleagues’ killersQUETTA: Families of 26 journalists killed in targeted attacks in different parts of Balochistan over the past decade are still awaiting arrest of the killers. They as well as the families of 19 other journalists who lost their lives in bomb explosions and

Tribal journalists continue protest against alleged harassment

Tribal journalists continue protest against alleged harassmentLANDIKOTAL: The Tribal Union of Journalists, Khyber Agency chapter, on Sunday held a protest rally at Bab-i-Khyber in Jamrud tehsil and demanded the government to protect their life and honour. The protest rally was jointly organised by the TUJ Khyber and

Tribal journalist released after protest

Tribal journalist released after protestLANDI KOTAL: A vociferous protest by members of Landi Kotal Press Club compelled the security forces to release a local journalist, who was apprehended on Saturday evening. Rahat Shinwari, correspondent of an Urdu daily, was picked up by armed personnel of Khyber Rifles from his

Tribal journalist detained by paramilitary Frontier Corps

Tribal journalist detained by paramilitary Frontier CorpsOn 10 October, 2015, the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) raided the house of Rahat Shinwari, a correspondent of an Urdu daily “Ausaf” and took him with them in Landi Kotal a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan.

Government’s apathy towards murder of journalists slated

Government’s apathy towards murder of journalists slatedISLAMABAD: Journalists on Thursday warned the federal and Sindh governments against their inaction and warned that a time may come when they are compelled to approach Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif for arrest of the killers of the media