Latest Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists News & Updates

Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Pakistan reported 22 cases of threats against journalists between April and June 2026, with Punjab province reporting the highest number of cases, local media reported on Wednesday. Punjab documented 15 cases while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported three cases involving threats to journalists in the second quarter of the year, according to a review released by the Freedom Network on Tuesday as part of its quarterly assessment of threats to media and journalists in Pakistan, P…

Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent reports of the arrest of senior journalist Razi Tahir and the cancellation of his bail, warning that such actions amount to an attack on media freedom in the country.The remarks came after a Pakistani court reportedly rejected Tahir’s bail plea and ordered his arrest in a case under the country’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), which critics described as a “fabricated c…