CPJ blog details agony of Pakistani journalist
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 8 May 2015
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The Committee to Protect Journalists has addressed the struggles of Pakistani journalist Muhammad Rasool Dawar regarding his safety. Dawar, who has faced harassment and intimidation, calls for government action to protect journalists in the region.Summary
ISLAMABAD: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has detailed agony and pain of a Geo TV reporter Muhammad Rasool Dawar in a blog, urging Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take measures to ensure safety of journalists.
Dawar is based in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas and works for FM-96, Nawa-i-Waqt and some international news organizations besides Geo TV.
“I have been picked up/arrested in Peshawar on two separate occasions for unknown reasons by security forces and kept in custody under extremely torturous conditions. I still feel frightened and am not comfortable at all to continue my professional duties at my work-stations in a free manner,” the blog quotes Dawar.
“Their threatening attitude and 'advice' to leave the town for some time prompted me to shift to Islamabad for about a week. Now I am gravely concerned about my safety as it's still uncertain when all this is going to end. The threat is not yet over. This is the first time in my nine-year journalistic career that I have experienced such frightening situation in which I was even physically harassed.”
The CPJ says that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised to work for safety of journalists in a high-level meeting with CPJ delegation in March 2014 but he failed to honor the commitment.
Key Points
- CPJ highlights threats to journalist Muhammad Rasool Dawar.
- Dawar has faced arrests and torture while working in Pakistan.
- He expresses ongoing fear for his safety as a reporter.
- The Prime Minister previously pledged to improve journalist safety.
- Calls for urgent action to protect media personnel in Pakistan.
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