Pakistan Press Foundation has documented at least 157 media-related attacks, including 16 instances of arrests, five instances of detention, and 44 cases of assault this year.
With Pakistan expected to hold general elections in January 2024, the need for an open, restriction-free, and safe environment for the media to work in is crucial. Journalists and media professionals in Pakistan must be able to cover the upcoming elections, including the pre-election period, without the fear of backlash in the form of violence
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) expressed alarm over the continued acts of violence against media professionals as protests were held around the country by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party (PTI) following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan. Violence against the media at the hands of both protesters and police has been documented in parts of
Police book PTI leader for vandalism
Ex-councillor Mehfooz allegedly attacked market committee office
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RAWALPINDI:
Naseerabad police have registered a case against the brother of Rawalpindi Chief Coordinator Raja Nasir Mehfooz and 30 others for vandalising the office of Rawalpindi Market Committee office on Wednesday.
Nasir’s brother, Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation ex-councillor Raja Waheed Mehfooz and his accomplices had allegedly attacked the committee’s office and beat up the staff.
Rawalpindi Market Committee Chairman Chaudhry Imtiaz Ahmed had lodged a complaint with the Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner (DC) that Mehfooz and 30 other people had attacked his office during an argument over digging a tube-well. Ahmed said that when he reached the office on December 4, he saw tube-well boring machines, tents, and other equipment lying in the area adjacent to his office.