• November 25, 2013
• Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), an independent non-governmental institution committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression concerned over the recent attack on Honduran journalist, Nery Adalberto Recarte on November 11, 2013 and supports call for implementation of protective measures Quoting the information from Inter American Press Association (IAPA), PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in […]

• November 25, 2013
• Broadcasting

Peshawar: The Culture Journalism Forum has asked the provincial government to set up a censorship board immediately. Addressing journalists at Peshawar Press Club, the forum’s president, Ihtishamul Haq Toru said past and present governments had promised to introduce a culture policy and set up a censorship board to bar obscenity and vulgarity from Pashto movies, […]

• November 25, 2013
• General News

KARACHI: Journalists from both sides of the border should try to influence their governments to solve issues. Whenever relations are strained between India and Pakistan, journalists should stay on course and demand peace. The media should refrain from one-sided reporting and break stereotypes. These were some of the thoughts that were articulated by Indian and […]

• November 25, 2013
• Freedom of Expression

PAKISTAN’S reaction to the drone strike in Hangu followed predictable lines: condemnations from all quarters, an expression of ‘deep concern’ to the US, more threats regarding the blocking of Nato supply lines, and political point-scoring at the expense of the PML-N. This anti-drone chorus has long revealed more about Pakistan than the nature of militancy […]

• November 25, 2013
• Media Ethics

By: Kamal Siddiqi It is a pertinent question. How can we teach ethics to a journalist who sleeps on an empty stomach? Such and other questions came up in Karachi at a workshop conducted by the Coalition for Ethical Journalism, an alliance of organizations working for promoting media ethics in the country. When I mentioned […]