27 | December | 2017 | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

Pakistan Press Foundation

Daily Archives: December 27, 2017

Remembering Aamir Zaki

Pakistan Press Foundation

KARACHI: 2017 saw the deaths of many celebrities, especially musicians. Chester Bennington from Linkin Park committed suicide, while AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young lost a three-year long battle with dementia. Aamir Zaki, Pakistani’s most iconic guitarist passed away in June this year as well. I remember the day like yesterday when I heard one of Aamir’s […]


SOWC report 2017: Children need to be protected when online

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: As mobile phones and internet access become ubiquitous, governments, the digital technology sector and telecom industries must make expanding access to the internet and protect children online a priority. This was stated in the latest iteration of the annual ‘The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) 2017: Children in a digital world” report launched […]


End to ‘indecent’ coverage of judiciary sought

Pakistan Press Foundation

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday sought reply from electronic and print media bodies, their regulators and ministry of information on a petition seeking end to ‘indecent’ coverage of the judiciary. IHC Justice Aamer Farooq on the petition of Sardar Shahbaz Khosa directed the ministries of information and broadcasting, information technology, Pakistan Telecommunication […]