• March 11, 2025
• Broadcasting, Television

On March 7, the Cable Operators Association delegation met with Attaullah Tarar, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, to address pressing issues faced by their industry and solutions to resolve them. The meeting, held in Islamabad, focused on various challenges, including significant financial and legal hurdles that cable operators are encountering. Minister Tarar recognized the cable operators’ integral […]

• March 7, 2025
• General News

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) calls for an urgent need to address the patterns of threats and harassment women in the media in Pakistan are subjected to. On International Women’s Day, we also emphasize the need for developing a safer and more inclusive media environment so that women journalists and media professionals can access equal opportunities […]

• March 6, 2025
• Freedom of Expression, News Archives, Print Media

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is deeply concerned by the federal, Punjab, and Sindh governments’ decision to stop providing advertisements to Dawn, Pakistan’s leading English newspaper. The withholding of advertisements is an alarming tool the government has decided to use to strangle the publication financially and send it a message of the consequences of fearless, honest, […]

• March 4, 2025
• Right to Information

In a day-long capacity building workshop organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), journalists and lawyers from across Sindh, representing various media outlets, developed a detailed understanding and hands-on training on how the Right to Information (RTI) laws can be used for reporting.  RTI activist Dr. Raza Ali Gardezi highlighted journalists’ constitutional right to access […]

• March 4, 2025
• Freedom of Expression

Attending by politicians, journalists, academics, and lawyers, on March 1, the Karachi Press Club (KPC) held an Azadi Convention against the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Amendment Act 2025. At the outset of the convention, senior journalist Mazhar Abbas likened it to martial law, emphasizing that it was designed to control the right to information rather than address fake […]

• March 4, 2025
• Freedom of Expression

On March 1, police forcibly entered the Quetta Press Club (QPC) premises and detained candidates who had gone inside the press club for a press conference to protest delays in their appointment letters after appearing in recruitment tests for jobs in the Balochistan Education Department. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by the decision of the police […]

• March 4, 2025
• Freedom of Expression

On February 26, the Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to the federal government and other respondents in a petition challenging the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act 2025. The petition, filed by Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ-Workers) President Ziaullah Khan Niazi via his counsel Barrister Haris Bhatti, was heard by Justice Farooq Haider. The counsel argued that […]

• March 4, 2025
• General News

Prominent tribal leader and recipient of the Presidential Award Abdul Khaliq Wazir was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Khojal Khel Wana, South Waziristan, on February 21. The attack took place near Wana Press Club on Azam Warsak Road.  Abdul Khaliq was rushed to District Headquarters Hospital in Wana and later referred to a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan but […]

• March 4, 2025
• Information Technology

On February 27, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) assured the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications that gaps related to the 5G auction will be resolved “soon.” During a briefing to the committee, PTA officials shared that an Advisory Committee, under the finance minister, has been established to assess market and spectrum capacity in light […]

• March 4, 2025
• General News

On February 24, a consultative meeting of lawyers and journalists, convened by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), called for the federal government to immediately repeal the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016. The participants also urged an end to restrictions on independent journalism, emphasizing that freedom of expression is essential […]

• March 4, 2025
• General News

On February 25, the Sindh government and business organizations agreed to strengthen the fact-checking system to curb the spread of fake news on social media. The decision was made during a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Information of the Business Facilitation and Coordination Committee, chaired by Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, […]

• March 3, 2025
• Obituaries

On February 24, renowned journalist, poet, writer, and columnist Rana Asar Ali Chauhan, widely recognized as the “Poet of Pakistan Ideology,” passed away at the age of 86. Asar Chauhan embarked on his journalistic career in 1958 from Sargodha before making his mark in Lahore. His contributions to the media industry included the launch of the weekly […]

• March 3, 2025
• General News

The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) announced the winners of the 24th APNS Journalist Awards, which will be presented at the 25th APNS Awards ceremony. The event will recognize the winners, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited to attend as the Chief Guest and distribute awards among the winners. A distinguished panel of judges, comprising […]

• March 3, 2025
• General News

The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has elected its new leadership for a two-year term, with election results announced at the National Press Club on February 23. The newly elected body showed commitment to work towards the welfare of journalists. Chairman Election Committee Iqbal Jafari declared the results, announcing Afzal Butt as the President. The Vice Presidents elected include […]