• April 12, 2022
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned by the raid at the home of the former focal person on digital of the outgoing ruling party, Dr Arslan Khalid. It is a worrying continuation of a trend used to silence journalists, bloggers, and social media activists in Pakistan by creating an atmosphere of fear, ‘red lines’ and threats. […]

• April 12, 2022
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the ruling of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to strike down the draconian Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022. This proposed amendment was a brazen move by the federal government to stifle free speech, intimidate and muzzle the media and to create red lines for them to operate within. The […]

• April 12, 2022
• General News

Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday said that it expects that the investigating officer of the Nazim Jokhio murder case would submit the charge sheet in the anti-terrorism court (ATC) within one week. Hearing the bail applications of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA Jam Abdul Karim and co-accused, a single SHC bench headed […]

• April 12, 2022
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted a stay on the collection of over Rs50 billion Annual Gross Advertisement Revenue by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) from television channels. The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) had approached the high court requesting to declare that Annual Gross Advertisement Revenue imposed by Schedule-B to […]

• April 12, 2022
• General News

Last Friday, Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah gave a momentous judgement in favour of freedom of expression. Hearing petitions filed by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Pakistan Broadcasters Association, and civil society members challenging the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022, the honorable Justice declared the ordinance as “unconstitutional, invalid […]