Violence against media

Countrywide protests against Geo closure, attacks

September 9, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Countrywide rallies were held to protest against the four-month closure of Geo and press the government to restore the channel on its original numbers forthwith. Rallies held in different cities including Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore, Kasur, Multan, Sukkur and Hyderabad were organized by journalists and newspaper workers organisations. Besides a large number of journalists and newspaper workers, Akhbar Farosh leaders,

Office of Geo television network stormed again in Islamabad

September 8, 2014

Activists of two political parties once again attacked the offices of Geo television network on the night of September 7, 2014. Nobody was injured in the attack. According to press reports, protesters belonging to Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) vandalised the premises of Geo TV, as well as Daily “The News” and Pakistan’s largest circulated Daily “Jang”.

Threats and attacks against press amid political crisis in Pakistan

September 3, 2014

The ongoing political crisis in Pakistan turned deadly over the weekend with three protesters dead and at least 500 wounded in the capital, Islamabad. As is often the case, the press was not spared from violence, with dozens of journalists covering the rally injured by police or protesters, according to news reports and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. On

Media workers set up camp against sackings

September 2, 2014

PESHAWAR: Media workers held a demonstration here on Monday to protest against the sacking of journalists and delay in payment of salaries by various media houses and urged the government to help release their dues. They set up a protest camp at the press club and raised slogans against the media outlets that had failed to pay salaries to their

Police and protestors attack media in Pakistan

September 2, 2014

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn a series of brutal attacks and manhandling of journalists by state security forces and protesters during the ongoing political protests in Islamabad, Pakistan, today and on Saturday. The IFJ and the PFUJ also express concern over the escalating number of incidents of violence

Pro-Geo demonstration enters 56th day

June 16, 2014

LAHORE: The Jamaat-e-Islami , civil society, lawyers and people from all walks of life continued to protest against the Geo television network’s shutdown at a protest camp in front of the Geo office building on Sunday. The Geo TV network has been closed for 56 days. Pledging their wholehearted support and expressing solidarity with the Geo TV network and Jang

Treason charge: Geo/Jang Group serves Rs50 bn notice on govt, ISI, Pemra

June 6, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s most popular and most loved media group Geo and Jang Group has served a legal notice on the Ministry of Defence, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for defaming and maligning the group by accusing it of working on an anti-Pakistan agenda, inciting and fuelling violence against the group, pressuring cable operators to black

UK rally backs Hamid Mir, warns against ban on Geo

April 28, 2014

LONDON: Pakistanis in Britain have called on the government of Pakistan to ensure that Hamid Mir gets justice through a thorough and completely transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding a well-planned gun attack aimed at ending his life in Karachi a week ago. At a large rally held outside Pakistan High Commission here, British Pakistanis from all walks of life

PAKISTAN: Six convicted for murder of Wali Khan Babar, Reporter Geo News

March 2, 2014

PAKISTAN: Six convicted for murder of Wali Khan Babar, Reporter Geo News KARACHI: Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on March 1, 2014 awarded the death sentences to two persons and life imprisonment to four in the murder case of Wali Khan Babar reporter of Geo television

Countrywide protests against Geo closure, attacks

Office of Geo television network stormed again in Islamabad

Threats and attacks against press amid political crisis in Pakistan

Media workers set up camp against sackings

Police and protestors attack media in Pakistan

Pro-Geo demonstration enters 56th day

Treason charge: Geo/Jang Group serves Rs50 bn notice on govt, ISI, Pemra

UK rally backs Hamid Mir, warns against ban on Geo

PAKISTAN: Six convicted for murder of Wali Khan Babar, Reporter Geo News

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