ISLAMABAD: At an event on Saturday, PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar said a new model for democracy is forming in Pakistan, under which the steering of the vehicle – the government – will be in the hands of a political personality, while the “clutch and accelerator” will be controlled from the backseat. He said this vehicle […]

LONDON: Two leading unions of Pakistani journalists in the UK – Pakistan Journalists Association (PJA) and Pakistan Press Club (PPC) – have called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leadership in Pakistan to publicly condemn and expel three activists who were involved in attacking a senior Pakistani journalist as well as others during a PTI demonstration outside […]

The IFEX network has called on Pakistani authorities at all levels to ensure a proper reinvestigation of the killing of Abb Takk television journalist Shan Dahar. Shan Dahar’s case is an emblematic case for the IFEX No Impunity Campaign and one that IFEX member the Pakistan Press Foundation is actively seeking justice for with the […]

MULTAN: Members of the Multan Photojournalists Association on Monday staged a demonstration against the alleged torture of their colleague by three security guards of the Nishtar Hospital. The protesters led by Multan Photojournalists Association chairman Shadab Anwar Amrohi staged a demonstration outside the press club. They demanded action against the accused security guards. Speaking on […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of Vietnam, expressed concern over the arrest of two journalists, Chu Manh Son and Truong Minh Tam. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Vietnam to immediately release journalist Truong Minh Tam, and to appreciate and […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, expressed concern over the arrest journalist Jacob Onjewu Dickson. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Nigeria to drop all criminal charges against Dickson and release him immediately. According to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Dickson, […]

KARACHI: Around 119 journalists have been killed in the last 15 years in Pakistan, shared Reporters Without Borders representative Iqbal Khattak, at a conference on the safety of journalists and combating impunity in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on Saturday. Reporters Without Borders is a non-governmental organisation that promotes and defends freedom of press. […]