A First Information Report (criminal complaint) has been registered against several journalists in Mirpur, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir, including Abid Hussain Shah, president of the Kashmir Press Club, along with journalists Zaffar Mughal and Zafeer Bacha from Daily Uraan, Amjad Baig from JK News, and Raja Mushtaq Ahmed. The...
Read MoreDuring a workshop and panel discussion organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in Rahim Yar Khan on August 31, participants, including journalists, lawyers, and human rights activists, emphasized the urgent need for stronger enforcement of laws designed to protect media professionals in Pakistan. The...
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...
Read MoreOn September 3, the Sindh High Court (SHC) directed its single-judge bench to deliver a final verdict within six weeks on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) ban on media coverage of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its leadership. This decision came as a...
Read MoreOn September 3, the Lahore Sessions Court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rafaqat Ali Qamar, rejected Orya Maqbool Jan’s post-arrest bail plea. The prominent journalist and anchor person is facing charges of hate speech. The decision came after a hearing in which both sides...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is deeply concerned by the directive issued to the Quetta Press Club restricting them from allowing any political party or organization to hold a press conference or seminar without prior approval or permission of district administration. This prohibition undermines the press...
Read MoreThe Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) held a workshop and seminar at the Hyderabad Press Club on August 21, focusing on the effective use of legal protections available to journalists under the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Act 2021. The event, attended by...
Read MorePakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is deeply concerned by the directive issued to the Quetta Press Club restricting them from allowing any political party or organization to hold a press conference or seminar without prior approval or permission of district administration. This prohibition undermines the press...
Read MoreOn August 28, the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, chaired by Senator Syed Ali Zafar, unanimously passed the “Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals (Amendment) Bill, 2022,” originally introduced by Senator Saleem Mandviwala. The bill aims to safeguard journalists from violence and arbitrary...
Read MoreJournalists were barred from covering the high-profile £190 million settlement case proceedings held at Adiala Jail on August 30. The case involves former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, property tycoon Malik Riaz, and other key figures. The hearing was conducted under tight...
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