• May 25, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has welcomed the presentation of the landmark Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Protection Bill 2021 in the provincial assembly of Sindh.  PPF also welcomed that a similar bill has earlier been presented in Pakistan’s National Assembly where it has been sent to the Human Rights Committee for consideration.   […]

• May 25, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Without the right to tell the whole story, journalism that challenges entrenched power may become a thing of the past. This is why the new bill tabled before the National Assembly to protect journalists in Pakistan – ranked by international media watchdog bodies as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists […]

• May 24, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

KARACHI: The journalists and other media practitioners shall have protection against disclosure of professional sources of information under The Sindh Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 that also bars government officials and institutions from forcing them to disclose the identity of their professional sources. According to the draft of the new media […]

• May 22, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Sindh Minister for Information & Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah presented the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 in the provincial assembly on Friday. The bill been prepared by the information department in consultation with the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) and […]

• May 21, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

The much awaited the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2021aimed at protection of journalists and media professionals finally landed in the National Assembly here on Friday. Parliamentary Secretary for Human Rights Lal Chand introduced a bill to promote, protect and effectively ensure the independence, impartiality, safety and freedom of expression of journalists and […]

• May 20, 2021
• General News

The inability of the parliament to get along and cooperate on important bipartisan matters has cost the public inordinate delays of many useful potential laws. The Journalists’ Protection Bill, legislation aimed to prevent violence against journalists, runs the risk of suffering the same fate, as this bill, which should have been passed already, was delayed […]

• May 19, 2021
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD   – The National Assembly, on a private members’ day, witnessed verbal brawl between women legislators form the government and the opposition over introduction of ‘Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2021’. The lawmakers from both sides claimed ownership of the bill which is aimed at protecting rights of journalists. The arguments from both […]

• May 16, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Sunday said the Journalist Protection Bill would be introduced in the National Assembly on Monday. The minister took to Twitter to announce the finalisation of the draft bill and its enactment schedule. In a tweet, he said, “Thanks to Almighty Allah, it is a great success […]

• May 7, 2021
• Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved two crucial bills for the protection of journalists and media workers and making the forced disappearances in the country a criminal offence. “Today, the (federal) cabinet approved the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill and the Forced or Involuntary Disappearance (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill,” said federal Minister for […]

• April 30, 2014
• Freedom of Expression

LAHORE: Protesting journalists outside the Lahore Press Club on Tuesday demanded the federal government introduce a journalist protection bill in the Parliament to provide them security. The participants observed a symbolic hunger strike camp outside the LPC against the murder attempt on senior anchorperson Hamid Mir and possible action against Geo News channel. They demanded […]