Tag: Gul Bukhari

Activist Aadii Roy threatened for exercising free speech

LAHORE: Social activist Aadii Roy who is well-known for his bold stance on injustices in society as well as government and military actions on...

Abducted journalist decries ‘intimidation’ ahead of polls

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani writer and activist said that she fears for her life after being briefly abducted from a military cantonment in the city...

CFWIJ condemns series of attacks on female journalists in Pakistan

The Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) strongly condemns the break-in and ransacking of the home of journalist and human rights activist Marvi Sirmed...

No official FIR registered against Gul Bukhari’s kidnapping: report

ISLAMABAD: The ‘abduction’ of Gul Bukhari caused a furore with condemnations pouring from every quarter yet no official complaint of the incident has been...

Army denies involvement in abduction of Gul Bukhari

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan army on Saturday denied any involvement in the abduction of a writer and rights activist who was kidnapped for several hours this...

NUST makes student apologise over offensive remarks against Gul Bukhari

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) on Friday took notice of a student’s offensive remarks against Gul Bukhari at a time when the...

Journalist union denounces attacks on Gul, Kharral

LAHORE: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Wednesday expressed grave concerns over the harassment and violent attack on news analyst Asad Kharal and...

Nawaz blames ‘unknown forces’ for harassing journalists

Ex-PM claims ‘pre-poll rigging’ has begun ISLAMABAD: Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, referring to the recent harassment of journalists, said “unknown forces”...

Journalists, others react to Gul Bukhari’s brief detention

LAHORE: Columnist Gul Bukhari was allegedly abducted on Tuesday by unidentified men in Lahore. According to media reports, she was on her way to a TV channel's...

Gul Bukhari returns home after brief ‘disappearance’

--British High Commission ‘trying to reach out to her for consular assistance’ --Bukhari thankful to civil society, journalists for coming together in solidarity   The British High...