Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemned the manhandling of journalists by political workers in response to the questions of reporters during pressers. Esar ul Haq Qasmi, a reporter of Khyber TV was harassed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s local Chairman Gulbagh Muhammad Arif Orakzai over a question...
Read MoreKARACHI: A day after the disappearance of two Karachi-based journalists, the Sindh Commission for the Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners on Sunday took notice of raids on their residences and ordered the home secretary and inspector general of police to recover Anees Mansoori...
Read MoreThree years ago, in Karachi, a senior journalist affiliated with Geo TV was abducted. The journalist’s name was Ali Imran Syed. He left the office for home and was abducted near his house. The abductors kept him in their custody for 22 hours and then...
Read MoreMalik Ismail has been employed with a private Pashto language TV channel in Peshawar for the past six years, encountering numerous legal challenges due to his reporting. On November 24, 2018, he reported on corruption in recruiting lecturers at the University of Mardan, prompting the governor...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemned former prime minister Imran Khan has implicated three journalists — Hamid Mir, Waqar Satti and Murtaza Solangi — to being linked to the attempted assassination attempt on him in Wazirabad in the Punjab province. Such irresponsible claims are not...
Read MoreCharity Navigator’s program expense percentage target has changed over the past two decades. Previously, we evaluated organizations to see whether they outperformed other nonprofits with a passing threshold of 85% or higher or most organizations. Over the past few years, new evidence has revealed that...
Read MoreWith Pakistan expected to hold general elections in January 2024, the need for an open, restriction-free, and safe environment for the media to work in is crucial. Journalists and media professionals in Pakistan must be able to cover the upcoming elections, including the pre-election period,...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is horrified at the preventable death of Sadaf Naeem, a female reporter of Channel 5 television channel on October 30 in a tragic accident while covering former prime minister Imran Khan’s Long March. Naeem’s death should serve as a wake up call...
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