Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed effective investigations and justice in cases targeting media workers, describing attacks on journalists as assaults on free expression.
- PFUJ reported a 60% annual rise in violations to 142 cases nationwide and pressed for safety guarantees, transparent probes, accountability, and compensation.
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced welfare steps including housing support for homeless journalists and said there have been no murders or violence against journalists in the province under her leadership.
- Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah cited the province’s journalists’ protection law and an active commission handling cases, with work underway to curb online harassment and hate campaigns.
- National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq condemned killings of journalists in Gaza and IIOJK, urged UN attention, and reiterated Parliament’s backing for press freedom and access to information.