Pakistan, Punjab

  • 23 Aug 2018
    Muhammad Abid

    Country Pakistan  State Punjab  Violation Type Killing  Target Journalist

    Journalist Muhammad Abid died after being attacked by two men on the evening of the 22nd. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists said that the assailants, Tahir Hussain and Muhammad Imran, had targeted Abid for exposing their alleged wrongdoings. Abid sustained serious head injuries as a result of the attack and later died in hospital.

  • 1 Aug 2018
    Imran Khan

    Country Pakistan  State Punjab  Violation Type Attack  Target Journalist

    Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the house of Imran Khan, a TV anchor for Express News in Lahore. According to the Express News no one was injured.

  • 13 Jul 2018
    Kadafi Zaman

    Country Pakistan  State Punjab  Violation Type Arrest/Detainment  Target Journalist

    Kadafi Zaman, a journalist for Norwegian station TV 2, was arrested and beaten by police while covering a political rally. He was released three days later but faced multiple criminal charges ranging from attempted murder to tearing a police uniform. The IFJ saw this as part of a broader effort to intimidate journalists and influence reporting in the lead-up to the 2018 General Election.