Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Month: September 2016

Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over media regulation bill proposed by NRSA in Thailand

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand expressed concerns over the media regulation bill proposed by military-appointed the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA). PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Thailand to redraft the bill that will not curb the press freedom. […]

Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over media regulation bill proposed by NRSA in Thailand

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand expressed concerns over the media regulation bill proposed by military-appointed the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA). PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Thailand to redraft the bill that will not curb the press freedom. […]

Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over 5 years imprisonment charges to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Ali Khamenei, Prime minister of Iran expressed concern over the five years imprisonment charges to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for secret charges and her continued detention. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Iran to immediately release Zaghari-Ratcliffe and the remaining journalists, artists […]

PPF is concerned over harassment of a newspaper in Maldives

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Abdulla Yameen, President of Maldives expressed concern over the harassment on ‘Maldives Independent’, an English language daily newspaper. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Maldives to immediately stop harassing the media and assure the Maldives Independent editor Zaheena Rasheed that […]

LHC dismisses plea for Maalik’s screening

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed an application for temporary permission to exhibit film “Maalik” till announcement of its decision reserved on the petitions against ban on the movie. Dismissing the application, Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza asked the applicant to wait for the announcement of the reserved decision. Social activist Abdullah Malik […]