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By Frank Smyth/CPJ Senior Adviser for Journalist Security For centuries, journalists have been willing to go to prison to protect their sources. Back in 1848, New York Herald correspondent John Nugent spent a month in jail for refusing to tell a U.S. Senate committee his source for a leak exposing the secret approval of a treaty with Mexico. In a [...]

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Shaming Maya: Two wrongs don’t make a right January 30, 2012 She poked her nose in other people’s business without any justification or moral authority, and now other people are doing the same to her. The Book of Love is full of charts, and facts and figures, and instructions for dancing, at least according to The Magnetic Fields, [...]

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By Web Desk Published: January 30, 2012 Human Rights Watch says ISI remains beyond the reach of Pakistan’s criminal justice system. PHOTO: AFP/FILE After the completion of the judicial inquiry into journalist Saleem Shahzad’s murder, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over the commission’s inability to name the culprits and called for the Government of Pakistan [...]

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By Our Correspondent Published: January 30, 2012 Locals protested against police for not curbing theft. FAISALABAD: Citizens were deprived of valuables including six motorcycles, one kilogramme gold, cash, jewellery and cell phones in 17 robberies throughout the city on Saturday and Sunday. Former district administration member Sarfaraz was injured in an assault at his house in Chak [...]

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By Shamsul Islam Published: January 30, 2012 Prime minister and Punjab chief minister issue instructions to strictly implement ban on kite flying after recent casualties. FAISALABAD: The District Coordination Officer (DCO) Naseem Sadiq has announced a cash prize of Rs10,000 for anyone who can identify people involved in the preparation, sale, purchase and storage of kite-flying materials in [...]

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