Pakistan

  • 15 Dec 2015
    South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: December, 2015

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on January 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek soli...

  • 25 Nov 2015
    End Violence Against Women

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    Today marks, International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls. Globally, Violence against women and girls remains one of the most serious – and the most tolerated – human rights violations. Female journalists often face threats and viole...

  • 24 Nov 2015
    Pakistani journalist killed in Peshawar

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists condemns the murder of a journalist in Peshawar in northern Pakistan. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the murder, the second this month in Pakistan. On Sunday, November 22, Pakistan journali...

  • 12 Nov 2015
    Abducted Pakistani journalist released after 15 hours

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the abduction of a journalist in Quetta, Balochistan of Pakistan on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the abduction to find and punish the culprits. ...

  • 09 Nov 2015
    South Asia’s battle with impunity

    By Ujjwal Acharya Comments

    On November 2, the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launched the Global and the Asia-Pacific regional campaigns that will see activities and events to...

  • 04 Nov 2015
    Senior journalist gunned down in Pakistan

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of senior tribal journalist in the Tank district of Khyber Pahktunkhwa province in Pakistan on Tuesday, Novemb...

  • 16 Oct 2015
    South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: October 2015

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on November 16, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek ...

  • 24 Sep 2015
    Pakistani media workers unpaid for months

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express serious concerns over the non-payment of wages to journalists and media workers from BOL Network in Pakistan. The IFJ and PFU...

  • 24 Sep 2015
    TV reporter manhandled by Pakistan railway officers

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the manhandling of a TV reporter by the railway officers and police in Karachi, Pakistan. On September 22, Chand Nawa...

  • 23 Sep 2015
    Pakistani media in crosshairs

    By Lubna Jerar Naqvi Comments

    September didn’t begin well for the Pakistani media. In less than 24 hours, two media personnel were killed and two seriously injured in a series attacks in two cities. On the night of September 8, 2015 a DSNG van of Geo News was attacked by unknow...