Pakistani Journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif Detained Amid Crackdown on Kashmir Reporting

Pakistani journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif detained amid crackdown on Kashmir reporting

New York, August 5, 2026—Pakistani authorities must account for and immediately release journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif, who were taken by men in police uniform from their office in the capital city Islamabad, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.   Tahir and Saif, independent journalists who publish through Tahir’s popular social media...

US-based report exposes the reality of PoJK

Pakistan, having spent decades putting India in the dock on the Kashmir issue, now finds itself besieged by questions regarding human rights and democracy in the territory it occupies. The crucial difference this time is that the allegations do not originate from India; instead, a detailed analytical report published from the US has presented a picture of Pakistan-Occupied J&K (PoJK) to the world that starkly contradicts Islamabad’s official cla…

Data shows Pakistan's three long-running wars have merged into a deadlier crisis

New conflict data shows violence worsening across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and PoJK. The figures point to separate crises becoming deadlier as Islamabad doubles down on force.

'Long history of unlawful violence': Global watchdogs condemn Pakistan's crackdown in PoK

International oversight bodies are sounding the alarm over growing violence and restrictions on media freedom during elections. Amnesty International has documented harsh actions against protesters in PoK's Rawalakot, and the Committee to Protect Journalists has identified worsening conditions for reporters. Alarmingly, two independent journalists are reportedly missing after being abducted from their office, with the protest movement accounting…

Amnesty Condemns Crackdown in PoJK as CPJ Raises Alarm over Journalist Disappearances, Communications Blackout

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The monitoring groups are raising alarms over the reported enforced disappearances of journalists, restrictions on foreign outlets, and widespread internet shutdowns, demanding an immediate halt to the crackdown and transparent investigations into human rights violations. World News | Amnesty Condemns Crackdown in PoJK as CPJ Raises Alarm over Journalist Disappearances, Communications Blackou…

Global group voices concern over two missing Pakistani journalists who reported on PoK unrest

New York, Aug 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A leading international press freedom group on Wednesday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif, who were reportedly taken from their Islamabad office by men in police uniforms, following their reporting on the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), where authorities have imposed an internet blackout and severe restrictions on press freedom. The…