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NCCIA granted four-day physical remand of YouTuber, Siasat.pk Journalist Sohrab Barkat

December 2, 2025

On November 28, a judicial magistrate in Lahore gave the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) four-day physical remand of Siasat.pk journalist and YouTuber Sohrab Barkat. On November 26, Barkat was arrested at Islamabad International Airport. According to Dawn, the NCCIA had produced Barkat before the judicial magistrate and sought a 30-day physical remand. Four-day …

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Senate Votes to Refer Journalists’ Protection Bill 2025 to Joint Session

December 1, 2025

On November 25, the Senate of Pakistan approved a motion to send the Journalists and Media Professionals Protection Bill 2025 to a joint sitting of Parliament after the National Assembly did not act on the legislation within the required timeframe. During the session, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla moved the motion, informing the House that the Senate had already …

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Senate Votes to Refer Journalists’ Protection Bill 2025 to Joint Session

December 1, 2025

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Impunity

PPF concerned over Murders of two Radio broadcasters

February 23, 2017

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to the H.E. Danilo Medina Sánchez President of the Dominican Republic, expressed concern over the murders of radio broadcaster Luis Manuel Medina Pérez and producer Leónidas Antonio Evangelista Martínez during live broadcast on February 15, 2017 in the southeastern city of San Pedro de Macorís. PPF Secretary General Owais […]

Pakistani Editors use Whatsapp group to keep journalists safe

February 10, 2016

At least 71 media professionals were killed on the job last year, but their stories weren’t always reported. High-profile cases usually do get a lot of media attention, but the vast majority of killings involve local journalists. A group of Pakistani editors found a unique way to keep journalists safe by using media attention. Zaffar […]

115 killings make Pakistan fourth deadliest country for journalists

February 5, 2016

BRUSSELS: Pakistan is fourth on the list of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists, and comes behind Mexico, Philippines and Iraq according to an International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) report released on Wednesday. The report which chronicles journalist deaths since 1990, says that at least 2,297 journalists and media workers have been killed […]

Coalition Activities

NCCIA granted four-day physical remand of YouTuber, Siasat.pk Journalist Sohrab Barkat

December 2, 2025

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Senate Votes to Refer Journalists’ Protection Bill 2025 to Joint Session

December 1, 2025

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Senate Votes to Refer Journalists’ Protection Bill 2025 to Joint Session

December 1, 2025

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CPJMP Holds Inaugural Meeting, Establish Mechanisms for Journalist Protection

December 1, 2025

On November 25, the Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals (CPJMP) held its inaugural meeting in Islamabad under the chairpersonship of Kamaluddin Tipu, formally beginning its mandated work to address complaints and strengthen protections for media workers across Pakistan. The commission approved a formal mechanism for handling complaints from journalists and media professionals. A …

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Arshad Sharif Murder Case Scheduled for December 3 Hearing by Federal Constitutional Court

December 1, 2025

The newly empowered Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has scheduled a hearing for December 3 to consider a request for an independent investigation into the 2022 killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya. Sharif was shot in the head in October 2022 when Kenyan police opened fire on his vehicle. He had left Pakistan in August 2022 after …

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