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Violence against journalists

Journalists show solidarity with colleagues

PESHAWAR: On the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), journalists Sunday staged a protest demonstration against injuring and beating of media persons by policemen in Islamabad. Protesting journalists led by President of Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) Nisar Mehmood, Vice President Mohammad Naeem and President Peshawar Press Club Nasir Hussain severely criticised use of force against on duty

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

28 media persons injured in police attack during rioting in Pakistan; PTV stormed in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: At least 28 journalists, cameramen and media workers were injured in attack by Punjab police n Islamabad on August 31. The police attack came during clashes between personnel of law enforcement agencies and activists of two political parties, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) The media persons came under attack while they were covering heavy police teargas

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

On Constitution Avenue, journalism is a crime

ISLAMABAD: As the Sunday morning sun rose on Constitution Avenue, journalists and camerapersons from various private TV channels were among the restless crowds of protesters, recording and relaying footage and information to their headquarters in real time. But as protesters surged forward for the umpteenth time, pelting police with stones and whatever they could lay their hands on, fresh orders

Bureau chief and two media staff shot dead in Balochistan

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of journalist Irshad Mustoi and his two colleges in his office at MA Jinnah Road, Quetta, Balochistan on Thursday, August 28. Mustoi, 35-year-old Assignment Editor of ARY News in Quetta, Bureau Chief of Online News Agency and General Secretary Balochistan

Journalists covering Islamabad sit-ins brave manhandling

KARACHI: At least one dozen journalists and their supporting staffers belonging to different news channels have braved harassment and manhandling at the hands of angry cadres of a ruling party and two opposition parties, while covering their protest rallies and sit-ins on the Constitution Avenue of the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. These claimants of democracy and the rule of law

Journalists urge marchers to save democracy

ISLAMABAD: The journalists associations and civil society organisations on Monday urged the marchers to shun agitation-based politics and work to promote democracy otherwise the situation would lead to that extent where some ‘elements’ can derail the democratic process in the country. Speaking at the ‘Pro-democracy’ camp set up in front of National Press Club (NPC) by Pakistan Federal Union of

Attack on Aaj TV team

PTI workers manning security arrangements at the Parliament House sit-in did more harm than good to their party’s image in acting the way they did against an Aaj TV, team at the daily evening event on Sunday. Behaving badly a bunch of them demanded to check the channel’s digital satellite news gathering (DSNG) van. Upon denial they climbed on to