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19 Nov 2022

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Owais Aslam Ali, Secretary General, Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) makes an impassioned plea to governments to match their words in support of press freedom and safety of journalists with effective actions.

Owais Aslam Ali, Secretary General, Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) made an impromptu impassioned plea to governments to match their words in support of press freedom and safety of journalists with effective actions.  He said civil society organizations work under tremendous pressures under very difficult counties and it is...

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08 Nov 2022

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Pakistan Press Foundation condemns Imran Khan’s defamatory and dangerous attempt to implicate journalists to assasination attempt on him.

Pakistan 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...

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02 Nov 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

A culture of impunity plagues crimes against journalists as cases see little progress beyond condemnations and formation of commissions

The culture of impunity in crimes against journalists has plagued Pakistan as the media continue to come under attack in both now traditional forms of violence including physical assault and threats as well as via more sophisticated ways online. The record for press freedom and the...

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01 Nov 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) horrified at the preventable death of female reporter of television channel in a tragic accident while covering a political procession

Pakistan 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 wakeup call to...

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20 Oct 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

PPF ALARMED BY DETENTION OF COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS’ STEVEN BUTLER AT LAHORE AIRPORT

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) detention of the Committee to Protect Journalists Senior Program Consultant Steven Butler upon his arrival in Lahore. The authorities must explain the basis for his temporary detention and questioning for over eight hours. According...

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19 Oct 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

PPF SHOCKED BY THE IRRESPONSIBLE SEXIST REMARKS BY FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN REGARDING GHARIDAH FAROOQI

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is shocked by the irresponsible and sexist remarks by former Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding senior journalist and NewsOne anchorperson Gharidah Farooqi. For a politician and the head of one of the largest political parties in the country to make such...

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19 Oct 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

PPF CONDEMNS DEATH THREATS TO NAWA-I-WAQT REPORTER BAKHTZADA KHAN; URGE AUTHORITIES TO TAKE ACTION

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemns the death threats to Nawa-i-Waqt reporter Bakhtzada Khan in Haripur city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is imperative that authorities ensure the safety of the journalist by taking such threats seriously and ensuring action against the suspect. On October...

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06 Sep 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

PPF CONDEMNS THE DECISION OF PEMRA TO BAN THE TRANSMISSION OF BOL NEWS

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly condemns the decision of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ban the transmission of Bol Television Network comprising Bol News and Bol Entertainment. We urge the authorities to immediately lift the ban and ensure that the transmission should not...

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29 Aug 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

Lahore Press Club President Azam Chaudhry finds a bullet on his work desk

ISLAMABAD—Azam Chaudhry, President of Lahore Press Club, found a bullet lying on his desk as he arrived at his work desk Saturday. He said whosoever had done this cowardly act should instead have come face to face to attack him. "I have dedicated myself to protecting...

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29 Aug 2022

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CategoryFreedom of Expression, News

Journalist Waqar Satti booked for allegedly linking ‘disrespectful’ statements about Islam to Imran

Rawalpindi police have registered a case against journalist Waqar Satti on allegations of attributing “disrespectful” statements “not based on facts” about Islam to PTI chairperson Imran Khan. The case was registered at RA Bazar police station on Saturday on the complaint of a cable operator, Chaudhry...

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