Sindh Police arrest four suspects in journalist Imtiaz Mir murder case
October 28, 2025: Sindh Police arrested four suspects linked to a banned outfit in the murder of journalist Imtiaz Mir, who was shot in Karachi in September 2025.
JournalismPakistan.com | Published 4 years ago
Join our WhatsApp channel
KARACHI—Nasir Zaidi, Secretary-General of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) asked the newspaper management on Wednesday to withdraw all the anti-worker actions and refrain from taking such steps in the future.
He was speaking at a demonstration organized by the Pakistan Herald Workers’ Union (CBA of Dawn). Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), and women’s rights and labor rights organizations also joined the protest.
Zaidi said that media workers across the country came to Dawn’s aid whenever the paper faced strong-arm and other shameful tactics unleashed by the government and the establishment. But after getting a reprieve of sorts from the powers that be, the newspaper drastically slashed the salary of its workers, refused to implement the 8th Wage Board Award adopted with consensus, and has now stooped to the level of arbitrarily sacking even permanent staff.
He said this was simply unacceptable and warned that if Dawn’s management did not change its ways, PFUJ would announce the launch of a nationwide protest campaign against the paper.
According to a press release, KUJ Secretary Fahim Siddiqui said the union and its committee members had vowed to defend the economic rights of each media worker at all costs. "Forced resignations must come to an end. The KUJ will resist this move to victimize journalists and media workers," he said.
KUJ President Nizamuddin Siddiqui said the owners of media houses were misleading all and sundry by claiming that the wage award judgment had formally linked the payment of arrears and raise in advertisement rates to implementation of the award. This was utterly wrong. In his judgment, the honorable judge had only recommended that advert rates be enhanced and arrears be paid. He did not term them “conditions” for the award’s implementation.
He urged the newspaper’s union to either go for a “go-slow” or “shutdown” of the daily’s operations.
Dawn CBA President Imran Ayub regretted that the Quaid-i-Azam's paper was known for its credibility and voice of the oppressed, which always took a lead role in highlighting the injustices done to any segment of society, but its treatment of workers was shameful and condemnable in strongest possible words.
Secretary Rishad Mehmood explained in considerable detail the injustices meted out to Dawn employees including the harshest 40 percent pay cut for the last two years, forced resignations, non-implementation of wage award which was announced after a gap of over 18 years with consensus.
October 28, 2025: Sindh Police arrested four suspects linked to a banned outfit in the murder of journalist Imtiaz Mir, who was shot in Karachi in September 2025.
October 26, 2025: Riffat Ara Alvi, the mother of slain Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, has died, ending her relentless fight for justice following his killing in Kenya in 2022.
October 25, 2025: Veteran journalists and rights activists urge authorities to quash the fabricated drug case against Matiullah Jan, calling it an attack on media freedom.
October 24, 2025: PTV journalist Najam Wali Khan faces social media backlash after calling late SP Adeel Akbar a coward and a fool following his alleged suicide in Islamabad.
October 24, 2025: JournalismPakistan.com celebrates 16 years of independent reporting and media insight. Founded in 2009, the platform has weathered censorship, cyberattacks, and financial pressures to remain a trusted space for all who love and follow the media.
October 23, 2025: PFUJ calls for the immediate appointment of an ITNE judge, warning of a serious case backlog affecting journalists and media workers seeking justice across Pakistan.
October 21, 2025: 92 News apologizes to Maryam Nawaz for falsely claiming she bought a Toshakhana watch at Rs45,000, correcting the misinformation aired in 2022.
October 20, 2025: Fake news falsely claimed Ishrat Fatima’s death, sparking outrage. Colleagues condemn digital misinformation and honor her enduring legacy.
October 29, 2025 The New York Times is accepting applications for its 2025 fellowship, a one-year journalism training program for emerging reporters, editors, and visual journalists. Deadline: November 19, 2025.
October 29, 2025 CPJ calls on Turkey to release journalist Merdan Yanardag and return control of TELE1, after his arrest on espionage charges and state media takeover.
October 29, 2025 Alfred Friendly Press Partners invites exiled journalists in the US to apply for its 2026 four-week fellowship offering training, support, and a $2,000 stipend.
October 28, 2025 Harvard University opens 2026 Nieman Fellowship applications for journalists worldwide. Apply by December 1, 2025 (international) or January 31, 2026 (U.S.) to join the prestigious program.
October 27, 2025 IFJ and over 300 global unions urge ASEAN to reject the Myanmar junta’s sham 2025 election, calling it an illegal attempt to legitimize military rule.