08 | October | 2016 | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

Pakistan Press Foundation

Daily Archives: October 8, 2016

PPF is concerned over the shooting and injuring newspaper journalist in Brazil

Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Michel Temer, President of Brazil expressed concern over the shooting at journalist Edvaldo Oliveira of newspaper Voz das Cidades in Brazil. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the Brazilian government to guarantee safety of Oliveira and ensure that his attackers are brought to […]


HRCP calls for effective steps to end faith-based violence in Balochistan

Pakistan Press Foundation

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the authorities and the political and religious parties to take effective steps to the stop faith-based violence and bloodletting in Balochistan. In a statement issued on Friday, the commission said: “HRCP has serious concerns over the recent attack in Quetta where four women from the […]


Harassment case: Professor remanded to FIA custody

Pakistan Press Foundation

KARACHI: A local court remanded on Friday an assistant professor of University of Karachi (KU) to custody of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime cell in a case of harassment of a female professor. FIA had arrested the assistant professor at the KU’s psychology department over allegations of harassing a private university’s female professor. The prosecution […]


‘Need to accelerate efforts to address climate change challenges’

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan among the top 10 countries most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, there is a need for efforts which address this challenge effectively. This was stated by Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid while inaugurating an art exhibition in the capital on the effects of environmental volatility. The ministry is supporting the […]


Censor board overstepped authority by banning Maalik, says SC

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC), without holding an inquiry, prima facie overstepped its authority vested by banning the screening of a feature film, Maalik. “Do you decide to ban a film on public sentiments or the law?” asked Justice Qazi Faez Isa, a member of […]