• March 7, 2025
• General News

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) calls for an urgent need to address the patterns of threats and harassment women in the media in Pakistan are subjected to. On International Women’s Day, we also emphasize the need for developing a safer and more inclusive media environment so that women journalists and media professionals can access equal opportunities […]

• March 6, 2025
• Freedom of Expression, News Archives, Print Media

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is deeply concerned by the federal, Punjab, and Sindh governments’ decision to stop providing advertisements to Dawn, Pakistan’s leading English newspaper. The withholding of advertisements is an alarming tool the government has decided to use to strangle the publication financially and send it a message of the consequences of fearless, honest, […]

• March 18, 2025
• Freedom of Expression

Sher Afzal Gujjar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hazara Express News, faced threats of legal action under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) following his media outlet’s coverage of a press conference on February 24. The press conference detailed accusations against local police by the family of Zahir Ahmed, a murder victim in Mansehra. During the press […]

• March 18, 2025
• Obituaries

Shahid Mahar Shamsi, the owner and  the editor-in-chief of Daily Kaleem, passed away due to a heart attack on March 15. He was the younger brother of Javed Mahar Shamsi, President of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE). Shahid carried forward the journalistic heritage of his father, Mahar Ilahi Shamsi, who launched Daily Kaleem as a weekly in Sukkur […]

• March 18, 2025
• Freedom of Expression

The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing in Islamabad registered cases against three individuals, including journalist Ahmad Noorani, lawyer Shafiq Ahmed Iddo, and social media activist Aina Darkhani, for allegedly spreading fake news about the Jaffar Express attack. The cases were registered under sections of the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). An FIR dated March 13 was […]

• March 18, 2025
• Social Media

The Punjab Police have issued a warning to officials against using their personal social media accounts to express “offensive views” about the state, government departments, and law enforcement agencies. A directive issued by the Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police of the Investigation Branch has directed police chiefs across divisions of Punjab to “strictly monitor” and “take strict legal action” against those […]

• March 18, 2025
• Freedom of Expression

A legal challenge has been brought against the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act 2025 in the Peshawar High Court. The petition, submitted by Advocate Noman Mohib Kakakhel on behalf of Anil Masih, a social media activist and journalist, states that the amendments violate fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, privacy rights, and due process, protected under […]

• March 18, 2025
• Print Media

On March 15, at the annual general council meeting, the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) elected its executive committee for the 2025-26 term. The newly elected executive committee includes Sarmad Ali as President, Nazafreen Saigol-Lakhani as Senior Vice President, Shahab Zuberi as Vice President, Muhammad Athar Kazi as Secretary General, Mohsin Bilal as Joint Secretary, and Naveed […]

• March 18, 2025
• Social Media

While hearing petitions challenging the ban on X (formerly Twitter), on March 14, the Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the Ministry of Interior to submit a report on the “functioning of X.” A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, took up the petitions filed by journalist Shakir Mahmood and others. The federal government, the Ministry of Law, the […]

• March 18, 2025
• General News

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on March 14 remanded Armaghan Qureshi in police custody for four days in connection with an armed attack on journalist Nadeem Ahmed in November 2024. Qureshi is the prime suspect in a high-profile murder case — the Mustafa Amir murder case. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Karachi’s Bahadurabad police […]

• March 17, 2025
• Print Media

On March 12, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chief Organiser Aliya Hamza Malik filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) challenging media advertisements showcasing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The petition, submitted through her legal counsel, argued that the premier and the chief minister were “using public funds for personal promotion,” which […]

• March 11, 2025
• General News

At an Iftar dinner at the Karachi Press Club, Sindh’s Senior Minister for Information, Sharjeel Inam Memon, announced the allocation of additional plots for journalists, highlighting the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) “excellent” working relations with the media community. The event was organized to honor journalists. During his address, Minister Memon criticized some media organizations for failing to […]

• March 11, 2025
• Broadcasting

On March 10, President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointments of five members to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). The appointed members are from each province and the federal capital.  According to The News, the appointment was approved on the prime minister’s advice. The newly appointed members include Sabahat Rafique for Punjab, Haider Naqvi for Sindh, […]

• March 11, 2025
• Broadcasting

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the appointment of a new chairperson and members for the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) Council of Complaints in Punjab. According to an official notification, Professor Dr. Lubna Zaheer has been named Chairperson of the Council. She is a professor at Punjab University’s School of Communication Studies (SCS) […]

• March 11, 2025
• General News

Adviser to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information Barrister Dr. Muhammad Ali Saif administered the oath to the newly elected leadership of Swabi and Karak press clubs in a ceremony held in Peshawar. At the Swabi Press Club event on February 28, Barrister Saif assured journalists of the government’s “unwavering commitment” to addressing their challenges. He pledged […]

• March 11, 2025
• General News

During a meeting, on March 7, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari announced that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had doubled the Journalist Support Fund, increasing it from Rs 50 million to Rs 100 million. In the meeting held in Lahore, Minister Bokhari said that the Punjab government saw solving journalists’ problems as its “top priority” and assured attendees that the […]