Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the unacceptable overreach of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), which has issued show-cause notices to television channels for their coverage of the terrorist attack on October 6 near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. The media must be able to...
Read MoreInvestigative journalist Azaz Syed is facing a wave of threats following his critical analysis of the religio-political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), without explicitly naming it, during a broadcast on his show, Talk Shock, according to The News. The threats, which include online harassment and intimidation, have...
Read MoreSeveral journalists, including Geo News reporter Haider Shirazi, Dawn News reporter Tahir Naseer, and ABN News reporter Zahida Rao, were violently assaulted by police while covering a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest in Islamabad. Meanwhile, Faizan Hussain, former Secretary General of the Khyber Union of Journalists, was arrested by police in Peshawar...
Read MoreOn September 25, the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the Punjab government and other relevant parties in response to a petition challenging the controversial Punjab Defamation Act 2024. The petition, filed by Punjab Union of Journalists (Workers) President Ziaullah Khan Niazi, contends that the...
Read MoreOn September 22, Waheed Khan Tajik, President of Jandol Press Club, and Shamal TV cameraman Sami ul Huq were attacked by staff at Samar Bagh Hospital in Lower Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while reporting on the alleged neglect of a critically injured patient by medical specialist Dr....
Read MoreA workshop focused on educating journalists about the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act 2021 was held at the Bahawalpur Press Club on August 29. Organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), the session aimed to empower media professionals by equipping them to protect themselves through...
Read MoreJournalists called for stricter enforcement of journalists’ protection laws during a workshop organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on September 5 in Moro, Sindh. The workshop, aimed at raising awareness on the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Act 2021, brought to light...
Read MoreOn September 12, Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), expressed his disapproval of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s inflammatory comments about journalists. During a rally in Islamabad on September 8, Gandapur disparaged the media, which Khan deemed “inappropriate.” While addressing the...
Read MoreOn September 11, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) initiated legal proceedings against YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan for allegedly leading an online smear campaign against the judiciary. The case, filed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), invokes Section 20 for privacy violations and charges...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the disrespectful and dangerous remarks made by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur against journalists, referring to them as “sell-outs” and particularly referring to women journalists. The provincial chief minister made the sweeping allegations before a crowd and...
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