Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates expresses concern over the detention of Jordanian journalist Tayseer al-Najjar. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of UAE to investigate the case of Al-Najjar if he is responsible for any crime […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its order on a petition filed by anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood against a decision by Pemra to take his talk show off air for 45 days. Justice Aamer Farooq, after hearing the arguments of counsel for a private television channel, the anchorperson and the Pakistan Electronic Media […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday lifted a ban on the screening of the feature film Maalik four months after it was imposed by the federal government. The ban was imposed after the information ministry’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) declared the film “uncertified” under the rules of the 1979 Motion Pictures […]
Karachi: Granted bail on Saturday by an anti-terrorism court (ATC), three female workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday secured their bails after depositing surety bonds of Rs200,000, liable to be paid by each of them. Following their release the three women, Qurat-ul-Ain, Rabia and Sumera paid a visit to the temporary headquarters […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Yahya Jammeh, President of Islamic Republic of The Gambia expressed concern over the forced disappearance of Ebrima Manneh, a Gambian journalist. According to Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), On July 7, 2006 officials of The Gambia’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) arrested Manneh from his office in […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia expressed concern over the increasing rate of interference and restrictions faced by the fundamentals of freedom of expression and assembly from the kingdom of Cambodia. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in the letter called on the Cambodian government to end […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria expressed concern over the arrest of a freelance journalist Mohamed Tamalt who has been in prison since June 27. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Algeria to revoke case against Mohamed Tamalt and stop […]
