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PPF alarmed by passage of PECA Amendment without prior stakeholder consultation; lack of clarity and consensus raises questions about intent and possibility of misuse

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the Pakistan government’s passage of the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Amendment Bill, 2025 (PECA) without prior stakeholder consultation and a lack of clarity on the law and the bodies formed under it. This lack of clarity and consensus raises questions about the intent and the possibility of misuse of […]


Journalist Malik Zafar Iqbal Naich shot dead in Rahim Yar Khan

On December 12, Malik Zafar Iqbal Naich, a 45-year-old journalist and newsagent affiliated with Daily Khabrain, was fatally shot while distributing newspapers in Taranda Muhammad Panah in Rahim Yar Khan.  As per media reports, police officials said the newspaper vendor was going to sell newspapers from Chani Goth to Taranda Muhammad Panah when two unknown […]


PPF and 59 other international organizations call on the EU to act against Israeli authorities’ ‘unprecedented killings of journalists and other violations of media freedom’

Pakistan Press Foundation joined 59 other international organizations to call on the European Union (EU) to act against the “unprecedented killing of journalists and other violations of media freedom” by Israeli authorities in contravention of Israel’s human rights and international humanitarian law obligations.  “These violations should trigger the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and […]


PPF alarmed by the brutal murder of journalist Khalil Jibran in KP’s Khyber district; urges a swift and effective investigation

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the brutal murder of journalist Khalil Jibran on June 18 in the Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Khyber district. Jibran’s targeted murder, in light of threats previously issued to the journalist, is of grave concern. PPF urges the relevant authorities to ensure that the targeted killing […]


Absar Alam attacked at ‘behest of two France-based individuals’: police report

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police have submitted a report in the Supreme Court’s suo motu case regarding the protection for journalists. According to the report, six people were involved in the attack on senior journalist Absar Alam and have been arrested. It further says that suspect Hammad Suleman confessed to attacking Alam at the behest of individuals […]