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Press Statement Pakistan: Local mafia attack Abb Takk journalists21 Dec, 2020 A group of assailants attacked two Abb Takk television journalists on December 18, allegedly in retaliation for stories exposing local mafia operations. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the attack. Imdad Pholphoto, Abb Takk’sSukkur bureau chief, and television journalist Altaf Kalorr were the subject of the attacks in Sindh province. According to the PFUJ, nearly a dozen assailants from local mafia involved with land grabbing and robberies entered the Abb Takk office and attacked the two journalists with batons. The bureau chief received serious head injuries while Kalorr had his arm fractured in the attack. Imdad is a known name in the local media fraternity for exposing corrupt practices. The injured journalists were taken to a nearby hospital for the treatment. The case was registered at Sukkur police station. Based on the First Information Report (FIR), three accused are Abdullah Chachar, Ameer Chachar and Tufail Bhutto, who were all taken in by police. Journalists are frequently targeted by local mafias for their critical reports about the illegal and corrupt practices in Pakistan. In August, Abbas Ali Jutt, a journalist affiliated with Daily Sahafat and general secretary of Okara Union of Journalist, was attacked by a drug dealer in Okara district, Punjab, for asocial media post about drug sellers in the district. The PFUJ general secretary, Rana Muhammad Azeem, said: “We strongly condemn the attack. The PFUJ leadership demands the local police to take immediate action to put the culprits behind bars.” The IFJ said: “The IFJ strongly condemns such the attack and urges the governments of Pakistan and Sindh province to ensure perpetrators are punished regardless of their political affiliations.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारलाई धम्की दिइएकोमा महासंघको विरोध24 Oct, 2016 अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोगका निलम्बित प्रमुख आयुक्त लोकमानसिंह कार्कीको विषयमा समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा राजधानी दैनिकका सम्पादक राजन शर्मा, समाचार सम्पादक गणेश वस्नेत र वरिष्ठ समाचारदाता टपेन्द्र कार्कीलाई अज्ञात फोनबाट धम्की दिइएको समाचारप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । २०७३ कात्तिक ७ गते साँझ राजधानी दैनिकमा फोन गरी लगातार धम्की दिइएको समाचार सम्पादक बस्नेतले जनाएका छन् । अज्ञात नम्बरबाट राजधानी दैनिकको ‘ल्याण्डलाइन’ मा फोन गरी पहिले सम्पादक शर्मालाइ र पुनः फोन गरी प्रेस चौतारीका अध्यक्ष समेत रहेका समाचार सम्पादक बस्नेत एवं वरिष्ठ समाचारदाता कार्कीलाई ‘ज्यान प्यारो भए कार्कीको विषयमा कुनै नकारात्मक समाचार नलेख्नु’ भनी एउटै भाषा प्रयोग गरी धम्की दिइएको बताइएको छ । महासंघ यस घट्नाको घोर भत्र्सना गर्र्दै दोषीलाई तत्काल कानुनी दायरामा लिई कारबाही अघि बढाउन तथा पत्रकार र सञ्चारमाध्यमलाई निर्भयपूर्वक काम गर्ने वातावरण बनाउन सरकारसँग माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download