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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the disruption in access to social media in Pakistan

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the recent disruptions to access to social media platforms in Pakistan.  While it is not possible to ascertain if this was the cause of the disruption, the disruption in services experienced on December 17 occurred at a time when the Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf party was hosting a virtual rally. […]


Journalists In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Navigate Threats: Legal Battles, Attacks, And Unfinished Protections

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Malik Ismail has been employed with a private Pashto language TV channel in Peshawar for the past six years, encountering numerous legal challenges due to his reporting. On November 24, 2018, he reported on corruption in recruiting lecturers at the University of Mardan, prompting the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to take notice. Subsequently, a case […]


Arshad Sharif’s killing was not accident: Investigation by Kenyan TV asserts

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The killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in October last year was a well-planned murder, which left both Pakistan and Kenya looking at each other suspiciously, NTV Kenya reported on Monday. “One year after the gruesome murder of celebrated Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, little to near zero effort has been made to nail his killers,” […]


Body for protection of newsmen asks IGP to recover two ‘missing’ journalists

KARACHI: A day after the disappearance of two Karachi-based journalists, the Sindh Commission for the Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners on Sunday took notice of raids on their residences and ordered the home secretary and inspector general of police to recover Anees Mansoori and Ali Sarwar within 24 hours. According to a press […]


Journalists and media workers protection law: Where do we stand today

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Three years ago, in Karachi, a senior journalist affiliated with Geo TV was abducted. The journalist’s name was Ali Imran Syed. He left the office for home and was abducted near his house. The abductors kept him in their custody for 22 hours and then dropped him off at his mother’s house. He remembers the […]


On International Day to End Impunity from Crimes Against Journalists, PPF emphasizes the need for an ‘open, restriction-free and safe’ environment for the media to cover the upcoming general elections

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With Pakistan expected to hold general elections in January 2024, the need for an open, restriction-free, and safe environment for the media to work in is crucial. Journalists and media professionals in Pakistan must be able to cover the upcoming elections, including the pre-election period, without the fear of backlash in the form of violence […]


صحافیوں کے خلاف جرائم سے استثنیٰ کے خاتمے کے عالمی دن کے موقع پر، پی پی ایف آئندہ عام انتخابات کی کوریج کے لیے میڈیا کے لیے ‘آزاد، پابندی سے پاک اور محفوظ’ ماحول کی ضرورت پر زور دیتا ہے۔

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پاکستان میں جنوری 2024 میں عام انتخابات متوقع ہیں ایسے میں میڈیا کے لیے کام کرنے کے لیے آزاد، پابندی سے پاک اور محفوظ ماحول کی ضرورت بہت اہم ہے۔ پاکستان میں صحافیوں اور میڈیا کے پیشہ ور افراد کو تشدد،  دھمکیوں، ریاست کی طرف سے عائد کردہ پابندیوں، یا آزادی اظہار کو محدود کرنے […]


Miseries of AJK Journalists

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“I have not observed any journalist organization providing practical support to journalists in their professional work thus far in AJK.” Said Safeer Ahmed Raza. Safeer Ahmed Raza, a reporter for 24 News channel based in Muzaffarabad, said that he has been associated with the field of journalism since 2003. However, he has never seen any […]


PPF condemns threats of demolition of the property of journalist Miraj Khalid Wazir in South Waziristan after he posted against a jirga decision on social media

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns the threats to Hum Pashto 1 Correspondent Miraj Khalid Wazir by a jirga (a council of local tribal elders) after he posted on social media against a decision they had taken regarding demotion of houses in the Wana district of South Waziristan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The threats of demolition of […]


Journalist granted bail

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ISLAMABAD: The Special Court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday granted post-arrest bail to journalist Khalid Jamil in controversial tweets case. Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand accepted the bail petition of Jamil against Rs50,000 surety bonds. The FIA’s Cyber Crimes Wing registered the FIR against Jamil under Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) […]


FIA asked to submit record of jailed journalist’s tweets

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ISLAMABAD: The Special Court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday directed the prosecution to submit the record related to tweets of journalist Khalid Jamil and adjourned hearing on his bail plea till today (Thursday). Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand resumed hearing on the petition seeking post-arrest bail of Jamil. The prosecution of the […]


The 9-month-long trial made journalist Shahid Aslam suffer from depression

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Since the case was registered against me, I am unemployed. What could be more impressive than that? My social life, my personal life and my professional life have all been turned upside down in one fell swoop’. The 9-month-long trial made journalist Shahid Aslam suffer from depression SHARE: The law applies equally to everyone living […]


Police guarding house of Wana journalist: official

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Commissioner Zafarul Islam Khattak has said that police have been deployed to guard the house of journalist Miraj Khalid in Wana, South Waziristan tribal district, after his expulsion from the area by a local jirga. Talking to journalists here on Tuesday, he claimed that administration provided complete security and cooperation to Miraj […]


Journalist Khalid Jamil arrested by the FIA for misinterpreting and disseminating ‘anti-state narrative;’ sent to Adiala Jail on judicial remand

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Ausaf Broadcasting News (ABN) Bureau Chief Khalid Jamil was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on September 20. Jamil was taken into custody by FIA officials from his residence in New Town, Islamabad, for allegedly knowingly misinterpreting and disseminating “anti-state narrative” in his recent posts on social media. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered […]