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Lahore Journalists Tortured by Sandah Police: Shocking Evidence Surfaces

By Saleem Mubarak  LAHORE: Sandah Police allegedly forced journalists to lick their shoes while torturing them in the police station.  This was revealed by Iqrarul Hassan in his vlog featuring the torture of digital media journalist Noman Sulehri and his colleagues. He said that evidence is available on record showing that the journalists were subjected ...

Punjab Ministers Threat to Journalists

Death of Democracy? Punjab Minister’s Threat to Journalists

A short clip attributed to the Punjab information minister Azma Bukhari, in which she is allegedly threatening journalists, has gone viral on social media. The journalists’ fraternity has strongly condemned this approach, terming it an attempt to silence the media in the province. Context of the Threat Journalists were invited by the Punjab government to ...