Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the safe return of Daily Jang senior reporter Syed Muhammad Askari, a day after he was “picked up” in Karachi. PPF expresses alarm over the continued unexplained abductions of journalists in Pakistan. PPF also urges
ISLAMABAD—In a concerning trend for press freedom advocates, censorship in Pakistani media continues to raise alarms as incidents of muted speech and blurred images come to light. The latest incident involved Dunya News Television muting the mention of a prominent
The Constitution of Pakistan is the highest law of the land. It guarantees certain fundamental rights for all citizens, including the right to freedom of expression. Article 19 of the constitution stipulates that “every citizen shall have the right to
Pakistan is one of the countries where the profession of journalism is dangerous because there is no punishment for those who torture journalists and no decision can be taken in such cases. In view of this situation, legislation has been
LHC The Lahore High Court on Thursday declared sedition laws as ultra vires of the Constitution and struck down Section 12-A of the Pakistan Penal Code. The order of the court came on a set of petitions filed by citizens
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry has once again come down hard on journalists, warning that a list of certain journalists critical of the judges is being prepared and calling for their boycott. And this
ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking registration of a criminal case against former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, ex-director general Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hameed and two journalists for making certain
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the safe return of Daily Jang senior reporter Syed Muhammad Askari, a day after he was “picked up” in Karachi. PPF expresses alarm over the continued unexplained abductions of journalists in Pakistan. PPF also urges
ISLAMABAD—In a concerning trend for press freedom advocates, censorship in Pakistani media continues to raise alarms as incidents of muted speech and blurred images come to light. The latest incident involved Dunya News Television muting the mention of a prominent
The Constitution of Pakistan is the highest law of the land. It guarantees certain fundamental rights for all citizens, including the right to freedom of expression. Article 19 of the constitution stipulates that “every citizen shall have the right to
Pakistan is one of the countries where the profession of journalism is dangerous because there is no punishment for those who torture journalists and no decision can be taken in such cases. In view of this situation, legislation has been
LHC The Lahore High Court on Thursday declared sedition laws as ultra vires of the Constitution and struck down Section 12-A of the Pakistan Penal Code. The order of the court came on a set of petitions filed by citizens
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry has once again come down hard on journalists, warning that a list of certain journalists critical of the judges is being prepared and calling for their boycott. And this
ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking registration of a criminal case against former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, ex-director general Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Faiz Hameed and two journalists for making certain
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