The family of the late Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran has appealed to local authorities for relocation to a safer area following threats and an attack on their family-owned snooker club in the Sultankhel area of Landi Kotal.
A woman journalist in Pakistan was allegedly beaten up by a group of people, involved in facilitating cheating at examination centers, as reported by ARY News.
Siyal, who worked in the Daily Khabrain, was shot several times while travelling in the area, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reported.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Friday called on the government to ensure fair treatment to journalists and protect them, stated a press release from the organisation.
World Press Freedom Day, observed annually around the world on May 3, is an important occasion to raise awareness of the importance of journalism and freedom of expression.
"The incidents of mobile snatching and street crime are on continuous rise but the killings of people during the dacoity incidents have also surged in past few months. In last three months, fourty to fifty people have lost their lives in such incidents in Karachi. This is alarming and its im
The Pakistan-based news daily reported that the Pakistan caretaker government had established a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe an alleged social media campaign against the judiciary following the Supreme Court's ruling that stripped PTI party of its bat symbol.
Journalist Riaz was arrested in March last year in connection with the Zaman Park case on charges of vandalism and assaulting police officials during a clash at the Lahore residence of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan.