Pakistan

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) are concerned by events involving the Jang Group of Publications and its popular television channel Geo TV in recent weeks and have backed calls to resist any attempts to shut down the transmission of Geo TV, saying that any moves would be a serious violation of media freedoms in...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) in expressing concerns over Pakistan’s decision to deny visa extensions to the only two Indian journalists based in Islamabad, serving them one weeks’ notice to leave the country. Pakistan authorities declined to renew the visas of Meena Menon of The Hindu newspaper and Snehesh Philip of the Press Trust of...

Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, a renowned television presenter with the country’s Geo TV, was the victim of yet another attack on Saturday evening, which left him seriously wounded. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Mir’s car as the journalist was driving on his way from the Karachi airport to the studios of Geo TV. Mir, who was hit by six bullets, was rushed to a local hospital. According...

Unidentified individuals attacked the house of Jamshed Baghwan, bureau chief of Express News in Peshawar, Sunday at approximately 6:25 a.m. leaving the main gate damaged. The Express Tribune reported that two masked men riding on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at the gate of the house. Police reportedly arrived at the site of the incident quickly to collect evidence and an investigation is...

Senior Pakistani journalist Raza Rumi was on Frinday attacked in Lahore. Unidentified gunmen fired on Rumi's car near the Raja Market neighborhood after he left the studio following his TV show. Rumi and his guard were injured, according to news reports. The driver, who succumbed to his injuries, was identified only as Mustafa in reports. "We condemn this senseless violence against brave...

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday announced the setting up of a media commission for safety and security of journalists in Pakistan, the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), has reported. “This commission will propose measures to be adopted by the government to protect journalists in the field and to ensure their well being,” an official statement quoting the PM as saying during...

The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has filed 60 Right to Information (RTI) requests to know about the progress and status of the cases of journalists murdered across the country in the line of duty during 2002-2013. In a statement issued, Secretary General PPF, Owais Aslam Ali said that Pakistan was among the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists and violence against journalists...

A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted six defendants for their roles in the murder of Wali Khan Babar, a Geo TV journalist who was shot dead in Karachi in January 2011, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the convictions—the first in the murder of a Pakistani journalist--but calls on authorities to ensure the masterminds are brought to justice. "These...

Pakistani authorities should launch an efficient investigation into attacks against media outlets in Karachi and ensure the perpetrators are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Explosive materials were found in the parking lot of ARY television network's offices in Karachi today, according to the Pakistan Press Foundation and news reports. The materials, which did not...

Pakistani authorities must conduct an efficient and thorough investigation into today's attack on an Express TV van in which three media workers were killed and a cameraman injured, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. This is the third attack in six months on the Express Media Group. "We condemn this latest attack on the Express Media Group in Karachi," said CPJ Asia Programme...