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PFUJ Quetta Declaration: PTI government responsible for issues plaguing media
Published 5 years ago: There is complete denial of press freedom, and freedom of speech in Pakistan since Prime Minister Imran Khan came to power, the union says
IFJ and PFUJ condemn 24 News reporter's arbitrary arrest
Published 5 years ago: The two bodies have called on authorities to investigate the misuse of the law to harass journalists
Minister Shireen Mazari says no cases registered against journalists
Published 5 years ago: She points out that a citizen has only filed a complaint with FIA against about 12 journalists
Cases against journalists a worrying trend: HRCP official
Published 5 years ago: Harris Khalique says such actions not good for the state and its institutions
FIA registers cases against 49 journalists and social media activists
Published 5 years ago: The journalists are Matiullah Jan, Umer Cheema, Asad Toor, Murtaza Solangi, Azaz Syed, Ammar Masood, and Bilal Farooqi
Journalist Ishtiaq Rao robbed outside his flat in Islamabad
Published 5 years ago: The incident occurred when the journalist arrived at the parking lot of his residence after returning from the bank
IFJ urges Pakistan not to charge journalists for criticizing officials and institutions
Published 5 years ago: Journalists Asad Toor, Bilal Farooqi, and Absar Alam have been charged with sedition for publishing allegedly 'objectionable' and 'derogatory' material online
24 News journalist Ihtesham Kiyani arrested, released
Published 5 years ago: Police took the journalist to Ramna Station but following court orders, released him
PEMRA directs TV channels not to air Indian content
Published 5 years ago: The regulator issues notice to Gold Cable Network over the distribution of illegal Indian channels and content on its network
PMLN social media trolls attack Gharidah Farooqi
Published 5 years ago: One of the journalist's tweets did not sit well with the vice president of PMLN, Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Ansar Abbasi alerts government to 'obscenity' on PTV
Published 5 years ago:
Freelance journalist arrested under Official Secrets Act in India
Published 5 years ago: He stands accused of passing 'sensitive information' to Chinese officials
Here's what some journalists think of Nawaz Sharif's speech
Published 5 years ago: Dawn columnist Zahid Hussain says the former prime minister has directly targeted the alleged backers of Imran Khan
Journalist Alveena Agha harassed for exposing business group's fraud
Published 5 years ago: Alveena Agha, an anchor at Metro One News TV, is facing harassment linked to her investigative story on a business group’s scam published two years ago. Agha revealed that the group that defrauded investors in the 90s before relocating to Dubai, is now targeting her.
Global unions launch campaign to save print journalism
Published 5 years ago: UNI Global Union and IFJ are calling on national governments to tax major internet companies and support print media
BBC News Urdu list of 50 iconic songs to help people with dementia
Published 5 years ago: Fifty songs will be part of the international playlist to stimulate memory for people living with dementia, under the BBC World Service Music Memories project.
KP official abuses and threatens DawnNews bureau chief
Published 5 years ago: Dilroz Khan, Chairman of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister's Complaint and Redressal Cell, allegedly threatened and abused senior journalist Ali Akbar of DawnNews in Peshawar. Akbar, who reported on faulty BRT buses and questioned Khan about their condition, revealed the abuse in a tweet.
Ahmad Noorani hints at dropping another bombshell
Published 5 years ago: Claims there has been massive tampering in Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan records during the Eid holidays
Journalist Asad Ali granted one-week bail
Published 5 years ago: Rawalpindi Police have registered the case for tweeting against the military
Suhail Warraich defends his new book's cover
Published 5 years ago: The author says the government thought it demeaned the office of the prime minister while the state institutions insist why they have been even mentioned
PFUJ condemns layoffs at Hum News
Published 5 years ago: The management fires seven video journalists as union leaders threaten to protest in front of the channel's offices
Senate standing committee takes notice of treason case against Absar Alam
Published 5 years ago: Alam points out the case was registered because he asked for the money trail of Lt. Gen. (Retd) Asim Bajwa's business interests
Suhail Warraich's new book withdrawn over objectionable cover
Published 5 years ago: The author says after consultation with colleagues and the insistence of the Jang Group he has agreed to change the cover
Defiant Absar Alam won't seek bail if arrested in treason case
Published 5 years ago: He says he is facing the same charges of treason, which the British government brought against Bhagat Singh
Police register case against journalist Asad Ali
Published 5 years ago: He says the case has been registered for his alleged anti-Pakistan and anti-military tweets
Meager remuneration by PTV upsets actor Rashid Mehmood
Published 5 years ago: He says the payment of Rs620 was an insult to his five decades of work and association with the state-run broadcaster
'Surveyors' who came looking for journalist Zafar Naqvi
Published 5 years ago: Zafar Naqvi, former senior content producer at ARY News, faced a third harassment attempt. Naqvi, previously abducted twice in April 2020 after commenting on high-profile stories, reported that men claiming to be surveyors visited his home.
IFJ urges Pakistan to respect freedom of press and expression
Published 5 years ago: The international body expresses concern over arbitrary arrests of journalists

