report in The Nation online, Nov 17, 2022 at 10:52 AMThe Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) declared the death of senior journalist Arshad Sharif a murder. KHRC Member Martin Mavenjina said that Arshad Sharif had been murdered as part of a plan. “The position of the Kenyan police on the death of Arshad Sharif is also weak,” he stated. “It is also clear from the investigation that those who had fired shots at Arshad Sharif…
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Freedom Network’s Annual Impunity 2022 report has uncovered some alarming but unfortunately unsurprising revelations. There have been no convictions in 96 percent of murder cases of journalists in Pakistan between 2012 and 2022. According to the report, 53 Pakistani journalists were killed between 2012 and 2022 but the perpetrators were convicted in only two out of these 53 cases. These are grim statistics, but the reality of the situation has been in front of us…
by Shahzad Chaudhry in The Express Tribune, Oct 28, 2022The writer is a political, security and defence analyst.……Imran Khan is incensed. He may be right in how he feels but it enthuses in his supporters and followers the same sentiment of hate. His opposition, traditional politicians, may still be patently opportunistic in pursuit of their respective pound of flesh but he has given his opposition currency and relevance in this confrontational pitch-up. They may be…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, October 28th, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Thursday expressed displeasure over federal government’s failure to identify the perpetrators of torture on journalists. He was taking up a petition against human rights violations. Earlier on May 21, Justice Minallah has highlighted grave violations of human rights, such as in the cases of Absar Alam, Matiullah Jan, Asad Ali Toor and others. The court noted that…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 28th, 2022QUETTA: Two tribesmen were killed and seven injured in an attack by armed men in front of a sessions court here on Thursday, the police said. Sardar Nasim Tareen was coming out of the court after a hearing when unidentified men attacked him with fists outside the court premises, leaving him injured. In the meanwhile, armed assailants waiting outside the court opened fire, resulting in the injury of…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, October 28th, 2022ISLAMABAD: There have been no convictions in 96pc of murder cases of journalists in Pakistan between 2012 and 2022, according to Freedom Network’s Annual Impunity 2022 report released on Thursday. The report “The killing fields: no justice for Pakistan’s murdered journalists” was launched ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which falls on November 2. The research was framed in the context of…
by Salman Ali in Daily Times, Oct 27, 2022The writer is a social and political activist based in Lahore.The monsoon spell that started in the second week of July 2022 caused widespread flooding and has led to extensive human and infrastructure damage across many parts of Pakistan. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Monsoon Situation Report, which was published on August 30, 2022, 1,162 people have died and 3554 are injured in the…
by Dr Zafar Khanin The Express Tribune, Oct 26, 2022The writer is an Executive Director of BTTN, at BUITEMSIt is not surprising that the US National Security Strategy (NSS) is primarily based on meeting its vital national security interest when it comes to its core pillars of grand strategy such as strengthening its security and economic associations with its key allies and partners in Asia, Middle East and Europe; modernising its conventional and nuclear forces…
by Saqib Bashir in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2022.Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notices to Interior Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif’s family after he reportedly passed away in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. An application seeking a probe into the matter had been filed with the high court, requesting the formation of a commission to investigate the circumstances under which the senior journalist left…
report in Dawn, Oct 24, 2022Journalist Arshad Sharif died in Kenya reportedly after being shot, his wife Javeria Siddique confirmed early on Monday morning. “I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist [Arshad Sharif] today, as per police he was shot in Kenya,” she tweeted. Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said Pakistan’s High Commission in Kenya was ascertaining information from the authorities. Condolences poured in from colleagues and politicians on the journalist’s death. President Dr…
A Grim Future: edit in The Nation, Nov 15, 2022
The latest addition to the restrictions imposed on women by the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan includes a countrywide ban on the use of gyms and baths. This comes months after the order for creating segregated parks for women, compulsory head-to-toe clothing in public, prohibiting them from entering middle and high school and putting severe limitations on the subjects they are allowed to study. This clamp down on the rights and freedoms of women was always…