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Journalists protest the killing of their colleagues at a demonstration in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 7, 2014. (Reuters/Faisal Mahmood)

Pakistani journalist threatened, hit by car

June 13, 2017 4:02 PM EDT

New York, June 13, 2017–Pakistani police and prosecutors should credibly investigate death threats and a possible attempt on the life of Express Tribune journalist Rana Tanveer and should bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A security official looks through binoculars from the roof of the High Court in Islamabad, April 12, 2013 (Reuters/Milan Kursheed)

Pakistani security forces harass journalist, despite court order

May 26, 2017 4:02 PM EDT

New York, May 26, 2017–Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency should stop harassing Taha Siddiqui, Pakistan bureau chief for World Is One News, a New Delhi-based news website, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Officials from the FIA last night delivered a summons ordering the journalist to appear today for questioning at its counter-terrorism department, despite…

People remember a 2014 attack on a school in Karachi, December 16, 2016. (Reuters/Akhtar Soomro)

Cameraman murdered in Pakistan

February 13, 2017 3:58 PM EST

New York, February 13, 2017 – Pakistani authorities should bring to justice all those responsible for the murder of Taimoor Khan, a cameraman for the private TV channel Samaa TV, who was fatally shot last night while covering the aftermath of an attack on a police vehicle, according to news reports.

CPJ calls on Pakistan to free two journalists convicted of defamation

January 18, 2017 5:02 PM EST

Washington D.C., January 18, 2017–Pakistan should immediately release Ikhlaque Ahmed Jokhio and Qurban Ali Gadehi, two reporters for the Sindhi-language weekly Saahiti Awaz who were sentenced to five years in prison for criminal defamation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Pakistani journalist murdered in Baluchistan

January 13, 2017 4:26 PM EST

New York, January 13, 2017–Pakistani authorities should credibly investigate yesterday’s fatal shooting of a journalist in Baluchistan province and bring those responsible to swift justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Pakistan imposes travel ban on columnist Cyril Almeida

October 11, 2016 3:55 PM EDT

New York, October 11, 2016 — Pakistan should immediately lift the travel ban imposed on columnist Cyril Almeida of the independent daily newspaper Dawn.

CPJ urges Pakistani officials to rescue Jang executive, keep other journalists safe

September 29, 2016 4:54 PM EDT

New York, September 29, 2016– The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the kidnapping of Abid Abdullah, executive director of the Jang media group, and called on Pakistani authorities to ensure the safety of journalists who the kidnappers explicitly threatened.

A man browses the internet at a cafe in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in this September 18, 2013 file photo. (Reuters/Faisal Mahmood)

Pakistani law could enable sweeping internet censorship

August 26, 2016 11:57 AM EDT

Bangkok, August 26, 2016 – Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain should veto a bill that could allow for sweeping censorship of the internet and the prosecution of journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Pakistan’s National Assembly approved the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 last week and sent it to Hussain to sign into…

Civil society activists in Peshawar pay tribute to the victims of a bomb attack on mourners at a hospital in Quetta, August 8, 2016. At least two journalists were killed in the blast. (AP/Mohammad Sajjad)

At least two journalists killed in Pakistan blast

August 8, 2016 5:18 PM EDT

Washington, August 8, 2016 — At least two journalists were among at least 70 people killed in a massive bomb blast at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, today, according to press reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the attack.

Forensics experts investigate the site of the Lahore suicide bombing. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility and warned the media could be next. (AFP/Arif Ali)

In Pakistan, continued risk of violence means press takes every threat seriously

By Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Asia Program Senior Research Associate on April 1, 2016 2:44 PM EDT

“Everyone will get their turn in this war, especially the slave Pakistani media,” warned Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban on Twitter this week. “We are just waiting for the appropriate time.”