Paris, March 7 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation expressed grave concern over a new wave of repression targeting Afghan refugees, including exiled journalists across Pakistan.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned that the escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which Islamabad declared an “open war” on February 27, are being used as a pretext for the crackdown.According to the organisation, the “Afghan journalists who have taken refuge in Pakistan are being …
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Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A new investigation, titled ‘Truth denied: How Pakistani authorities built an unsolvable case’, has revealed shocking shortcomings in the probe on 2014 killing of Pakistani journalist Shan Dahar, highlighting police misconduct, political inaction and years of impunity. Dahar was shot dead on the night of January 1, 2014 in Badeh, a city in Sindh province, while filming a video report on trafficking medicines. More than 12 years after the murder, his killers are still rem…