Freedom of Expression

01 Nov 2023
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CategoryFreedom of Expression

On International Day to End Impunity from Crimes Against Journalists, PPF emphasizes the need for an ‘open, restriction-free and safe’ environment for the media to cover the upcoming general elections

With 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,...

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10 Oct 2023
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CategoryFreedom of Expression

Miseries of AJK Journalists

“I have not observed any journalist organization providing practical support to journalists in their professional work thus far in AJK.” Said Safeer Ahmed Raza. Safeer Ahmed Raza, a reporter for 24 News channel based in Muzaffarabad, said that he has been associated with the field of...

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04 Oct 2023
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CategoryFreedom of Expression

PPF condemns threats of demolition of the property of journalist Miraj Khalid Wazir in South Waziristan after he posted against a jirga decision on social media

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the threats to Hum Pashto 1 Correspondent Miraj Khalid Wazir by a jirga (a council of local tribal elders) after he posted on social media against a decision they had taken regarding demotion of houses in the Wana district of...

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29 Sep 2023
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CategoryFreedom of Expression

Journalist granted bail

ISLAMABAD: The Special Court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday granted post-arrest bail to journalist Khalid Jamil in controversial tweets case. Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand accepted the bail petition of Jamil against Rs50,000 surety bonds. The FIA’s Cyber Crimes Wing registered the FIR against...

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27 Sep 2023
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CategoryFreedom of Expression

Pakistan Press Foundation welcomes the safe return of anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan after over four months; calls for a complete investigation into his disappearance

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the return of anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan over four months after he was initially arrested, released, and then went missing. We urge a complete investigation into his disappearance and whereabouts over the past four months. On September 25, the Sialkot Police...

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27 Sep 2023
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CategoryFreedom of Expression

Police guarding house of Wana journalist: official

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Commissioner Zafarul Islam Khattak has said that police have been deployed to guard the house of journalist Miraj Khalid in Wana, South Waziristan tribal district, after his expulsion from the area by a local jirga. Talking to journalists here on Tuesday, he claimed...

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23 Sep 2023
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CategoryFreedom of Expression

Restrictions on Afghan border and journalism?

Pakistan has more than 2600 km long border with Afghanistan and 1468 km of it with Balochistan province of Pakistan. Along this long border with Balochistan province, four provinces of Afghanistan are located, including Helmand, Kandahar, Nimroz and Zabul. From where various border trades are carried...

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