Journalists Under Attack

Journalists Under Attack highlights incidents of violence, threats, and intimidation against journalists, news organizations, and press clubs in Pakistan since 2012. This section sheds light on the risks media professionals face, their resilience, and the broader impact on press freedom. Viewer discretion is advised, as some images may be graphic.

Medics attack Samaa TV crew at Lahore General Hospital

Medics attack Samaa TV crew at Lahore General Hospital

 Published 13 years ago:  A Samaa TV crew is assaulted by medics at Lahore General Hospital while filming a family's complaint with permission from the DMS. The medics, also snatch the crew's camera, leaving the journalists bruised and cut.

Dunya News crew injured in shooting

Dunya News crew injured in shooting

 Published 13 years ago:  Two members of a Dunya TV crew are injured in a shooting at an Awami Tehrik rally led by Rasool Bux Palejo in Karachi. The rally is against the potential partition of Sindh and the ongoing operation in Lyari. Ten people were killed, and several vehicles were set on fire during the attack.

Journalist who survived blast tells the tale

Journalist who survived blast tells the tale

 Published 13 years ago:  Waheedur Rehman Khalil, a senior reporter with AVT Khyber News, escapes with a minor fracture after a bomb blast at a tomb in Nowshera. Reporting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains perilous, with 23 journalists killed between 2000-2011. Khalil and his team exemplify bravery in journalism.

Journalists injured as violence erupts in Charsadda protest

Journalists injured as violence erupts in Charsadda protest

 Published 13 years ago:  Police in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, baton-charge journalists covering a protest against power load-shedding, injuring Siraj Ali from Geo TV and Sher Ali Khan from NewsOne. The injured were hospitalized in Peshawar amid protests blocking the M-1 Motorway.

AVT crew injured in bomb attack

AVT crew injured in bomb attack

 Published 13 years ago:  Several journalists from AVT Khyber News, including Waheedur Rehman Khalil and Asad Zeerak, are injured in a blast at Ajmal Khattak Baba's Mausoleum in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The incident occurred during their coverage when a second bomb exploded, causing injuries to the crew members.