Pakistani authorities block journalist Asad Ali Toor from traveling overseas - Committee to Protect Journalists

Pakistani authorities block journalist Asad Ali Toor from traveling overseas - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, August 11, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Pakistani authorities to drop all travel restrictions against independent journalist Asad Ali Toor, who was blocked from traveling to the United States at the Islamabad airport on August 8, according to the journalist. Toor, who had been arrested and beaten prior years, said he was on his way to participate in a 12-day International Visitor Leadership Program arranged by the…

Senate Panel Seeks Details Of FIRs Against Journalists Under PECA – Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

On August 6, the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting expressed concern over registration of cases against journalists under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) and directed the Ministry of Interior to provide complete details of the First Information Reports (FIRs) in the next meeting. During the meeting, chaired by Senator Syed Ali Zafar, officials from the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting and Interior…