Harassment (Pakistan)
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24
May
2019
Journalist's stormed by police
Jang reporter Shahid Sultan’s home in Rawalpindi in Pakistan was stormed by police in the early hours of May 24, 2019. According to the police report filed by Shahid Sultan on May 27, at 2.30am on May 24 police stormed his residence. Shahid’s two young son’s had their bedroom door broken, and were brought out of the room at gunpoint by police officers. Shahid was also held at gunpoint.
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21
Jun
2018
Marvi Sirmed
Marvi Sirmed, a journalist and correspondent for the Daily Times, had his home ransacked while his family was on holiday. Two laptops, a smartphone and passports were taken among other travel documents. This was seen as part of a broader effort to intimidate journalists as well as influence reporting in the lead-up to the 2018 General Election.
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25
Jan
2017
Tanzela Mazhar and Yashfin Jamal
Two journalists – Tanzela Mazhar and Yashfin Jamal – have accused PTV Lahore’s Director News of sexual harassment; and taken up social media and TV talk shows to push for investigation after their complaint to PTV authorities yielded no results. Mazhar alleged that she had filed a complaint following the incident, only to be told by the inquiry committee that she should have left the job in such a situation.