New York, January 6, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by the failure of the Pakistani authorities to respond to inquiries about the fate of journalist Hayatullah Khan more than a month after he was seized by unidentified gunmen in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Family and colleagues have had no…
DECEMBER 23, 2005 Posted January 4, 2006 KhabroonATTACKED Armed men threw a gasoline bomb into the offices of the Sindhi-language daily Khabroon in the southern city of Sukkur, setting the reception area on fire, according to local news reports. The attackers threatened the newspaper staff, including journalists, and fired shots into the office.
DECEMBER 5, 2005 Posted: December 5, 2005 Hayat Ullah Khan, Ausaf ABDUCTED Khan was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, where authorities said a top Al-Qaeda leader was killed on December 1, 2005. Five men with AK-47 assault rifles forced Khan’s car off the road, his brother Mohammad Ehsan,…
New York, December 5, 2005 —The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Pakistani authorities to act with the utmost speed to find journalist Hayat Ullah Khan, who was kidnapped today by unidentified gunmen in the North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, where authorities say a top Al-Qaeda leader was killed last week. Five men…
NOVEMBER 14, 2005 Posted: December 2, 2004 Mast FM 103 CENSORED The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PERMA) raided the Karachi-based Mast FM 103, seizing its transmission equipment and halting its broadcasts, according to press reports. The station was accused of violating the ban on the rebroadcast of foreign news, in this case a BBC…
New York, October 18, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life in Pakistan, and sends its condolences to the families and colleagues of journalists killed in the earthquake. At least three journalists were killed in the October 8 tragedy and five are unaccounted for. Some 50 journalists have…