Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Month: July 2016

Commission demanded to probe change in Geo slot

LAHORE: Condemning the disruption of Geo News position on cable network, Supreme Court Bar Association’s former president Asma Jahangir has said that it has already happened to Geo in the past. She said the Supreme Court, Lahore High Court and Islamabad High Court have already given their verdicts, directing Pemra to take action against those […]

Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over the arrest of journalist in Burundi

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi to express concern over the arrest of journalist Jean Bigirimana. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Burundi to immediately release Jean Bigirimana. According to Reporters without borders (RSF), Bigirimana has been detained by the intelligence […]

Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over the attack on the environmental journalist in Sri Lanka

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, expressed concern over the attack on Daya Neththasinghe, an environmental journalist and features editor for Sathhanda newspaper in Galle, Southern Sri Lanka. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the Sri Lankan government to investigate the attack […]