Pakistan, Islamabad CT

  • 16 Dec 2018
    Workers of Jang Media Group

    Country Pakistan  State Islamabad CT  Violation Type Economic Pressure  Target Media Staff

    2000 media workers for the Jang Group of Newspapers were fired without warning after the paper unexpectedly shut down 5 newspapers across Pakistan. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists estimated total job losses to be around 2500.

  • 5 Jun 2018
    Ammar Masood, Fakhar Durrani, Umar Cheema, Azaz Syed, Matijullah Jan

    Country Pakistan  State Islamabad CT  Violation Type Media Regulations  Target Journalist

    Major General Asif Ghafoor, a spokesperson for Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies, accused journalists Ammar Masood, Fakhar Durrani, Umar Cheema, Azaz Syed and Matijullah Jan of sharing anti-state remarks on social media at a press conference. Ghafoor stated that the Inter-Services Intelligence agency was monitoring anti-state and anti-military ‘internet trolls’ and those who engaged with them, including journalists.

  • 19 Jan 2018
    Radio Mashaal

    Country Pakistan  State Islamabad CT  Violation Type Media Regulations  Target Media House

    Pakistan’s Interior Ministry ordered the close down of the office and the operations of Radio Mashaal, a Pashto language broadcaster linked to the US-funded Radio Free Europe (RFE), on recommendations of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), according to a report. The ministry said that as per an ISI report, the radio airs programs ‘against the interests of Pakistan and in line with hostile intelligence agency’s agenda’.