PFUJ calls for end to Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
November 02, 2025: PFUJ urges Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments to end Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists and ensure their safety and press freedom.
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ISLAMABAD - A senior journalist of Associated Press of Pakistan got robbed here Monday afternoon at Khana Pul.
Farhat Fatima, a reporter-cum-sub-editor, went to a grocery shop to buy water for her eight-year-old son Ghazanfar. Just then a woman struck stealing her wallet from her handbag.
By the time Fatima realized her wallet was missing, the thief had made good her escape.
Besides cash, the journalist had her National Identity Card, ATM and office cards, and other important stuff in it.
The matter was reported to the nearest police station. Investigation is under way. - APP
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