The Sindh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of appeals against the acquittal of all accused, including police officials in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case, on a request of the counsel.
karachi: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday directed all the acquitted accused, including police officials, in the Murtaza Bhutto murder case to engage their counsel, saying that appeals against the.
Karachi: Taking exception to their absence, the Sindh High Court on Wednesday issued notices to former Sindh inspector general of police Wajid Ali Durrani and other acquitted co-accused police.
Threatened: Pakistan’s legacy of authoritarianism means that no one pays much attention to the growing roster of threats to journalists. 123rf.com
BEING a journalist in Pakistan is a dangerous proposition. A noose is put around your neck when you begin and it is tightened gradually as journalists you know are “disappeared” or harassed or murdered outright.
Many of those who manage to stay afloat are targets. The tiniest act of rebellion or upsetting someone powerful can constitute a real threat for the country’s journalists.
Journalist Ajay Laalwani was in a barbershop on the evening of March 18 when two motorcycles and a car with four passengers drove up and sprayed Laalwani with bullets before speeding away. Laalwani was taken to hospital but did not survive the attack. Ashiq Jatoi, the editor of Laalwani’s newspaper, said he believes that Laalwani’s writing and reporting could have motivated the killing. Once again, whether this is true will remain mired in myster