• June 20, 2024
• FOE, Freedom of Expression, Front Page

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 […]

• May 23, 2024
• Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) calls for a credible and effective inquiry into the attack on Awami Awaz Reporter Nasrullah Gadani, from Mirpur Mathelo, who was critically wounded in an armed attack on May 21. The surge of targeted attacks on journalists in recent months is an alarming development. The authorities must ensure that the perpetrators […]

• May 14, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

In the past few weeks, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government at the helm of the federal government and in the Punjab province has demonstrated its lack of regard for the need to protect free expression online, presenting and approving different bills that increase the regulation of free speech online. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned […]

• May 3, 2024
• Front Page

The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) expressed its shock and outrage at the targeted killing of Khuzdar Press Club President Maulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal in an attack by a magnet bomb in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on May 3. This heinous act, occurring on World Press Freedom Day, is a stark reminder of the grave dangers faced […]

• May 2, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Press Freedom and Media Safety in Pakistan   World Press Freedom Day 2024 Over the past year, as its role became increasingly important in a year of key political developments, the media in Pakistan experienced a clampdown with efforts to stifle free speech at all levels and the impact of previous restrictions and reprisal bearing fruit […]

• March 20, 2024
• Front Page

The deadline for submission of applications is April 5, 2024. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) invites applications for the Media Safety Reporting Fellowship. The fellowship program aims to promote freedom of expression by supporting media professionals to produce in-depth investigative stories about media safety and impunity in crimes against journalists. The fellowship will include the following: A stipend for […]

• March 20, 2024
• Front Page

درخواست جمع کروانے کی آخری تاریخ 5 اپریل 2024 ہے پاکستان پریس فاؤنڈیشن (پی پی ایف) میڈیا سیفٹی رپورٹنگ فیلوشپ کے لیے درخواستیں موصول کی جارہی ہیں۔ فیلوشپ کا مقصد آزادی اظہار کو فروغ دینا ہے اور میڈیا کے پیشہ ور افراد کو مدد فراہم کرناہے تاکہ وہ میڈیا کی حفاظت اور جرائم سے استثنیٰ […]

• February 19, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Once again, access to the internet in Pakistan was restricted with the disruption in access to X, formerly Twitter, cutting off citizens’ right to freely access information. The disruption in access began on February 17 and has intermittently continued to be experienced for a third day on February 19. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), which […]

• February 16, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

A police official in Rawalpindi has been suspended pending an inquiry following allegations of assaulting journalists covering a protest, as reported by Dawn on February 14, 2024. The suspension came after a police official was charged for reportedly torturing journalists during a protest held by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in front of the Divisional Election Commission […]

• February 15, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

A video capturing Federal Caretaker Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Murtaza Solangi, in a physical altercation with BBC journalist Mobeen Azhar during an interview has sparked controversy. Azhar’s probing questions on press freedom in Pakistan led to the tense exchange, raising concerns about journalistic integrity and government transparency. A video circulating online has ignited widespread […]

• February 14, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) strongly denounces the targeted smear campaign on social media against journalists in the aftermath of their reporting on Pakistan’s recent general elections. This campaign is characterized by a deluge of abusive, offensive, and vulgar comments. The PPF is alarmed by the intensification of cyberbullying tactics, particularly against female journalists, in […]

• February 6, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) condemns multiple incidents targeting journalists and media professionals in the lead-up to the general elections on February 8. Journalists are an essential part of the democratic electoral process and must be able to report on key developments regarding the elections without facing consequences.  PPF draws attention to the Election Commission of […]

• January 30, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the issuance of notices by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to several dozen journalists and media professionals for being part of an “explicit and malicious campaign against Honorable Judges of [the] Supreme Court of Pakistan.”  PPF urges the government to direct the relevant state bodies, including the FIA, […]

• January 23, 2024
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) calls on authorities to ensure uninterrupted internet access rather than issuing incredulous explanations and leaving the door open for future disruptions after social media access was again disrupted in Pakistan. In what has become an unfortunate trend in the country, social media access was disrupted again on January 20. The disruption, […]