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...
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 wakeup call to...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) mourns the loss of senior journalist Arshad Sharif who was shot dead while traveling in a car in Kenya on October 24. We join calls for an investigation into his death and for a thorough investigation into the causes behind Sharif’s...
Read MorePakistan 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...
Read MorePakistan 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...
Read MorePakistan 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...
Read MorePakistan 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...
Read MoreISLAMABAD—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...
Read MoreRawalpindi 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...
Read MoreHARIPUR: The police on Saturday registered a case against a man for intimidating and harassing a local journalist as media bodies demanded early arrest of the suspect. Waqar Ali, reporter of an Urdu daily, lodged a complaint with the police, stating that he received a phone...
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