The government is considering to pass a bill for the safety and protection of journalists. This is a good move and needs to be welcomed, but comes with reservations on some clauses. Newly appointed state minister for Information, Marriyum Aurangzeb, has said that the bill will be ready by November 20. In her discussions with […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda welcomed the judgment of Magistrate’ Court that convicted Eddie Ssansa Luwaga for assaulting a Daily Monitor journalist, Shamim Jjingo Nakawooya and maliciously damaging her work tools. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Uganda to […]

ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee meant to establish the identity of the person who leaked information regarding a high-level meeting of top civilian and military officials, held last month, to Dawn, has been empowered to summon anybody and examine them on oath. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, the committee […]

Says he’ll be a dictator for those doing politics of violence; PM doesn’t know who’s Justice Amir Raza; Bilawal is a ‘non-serious kid’ who insults political leaders calling them ‘chacha’; all districts to have passport offices from Feb next year ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said Dawn’s story was not a […]

ISLAMABAD: The country’s print media watchdog on Thursday resolved that the committee constituted by the government to investigate the source of the leak behind Dawn’s Oct 6 story should not proceed against the newspaper or insist that it disclose its source. The unanimous view expressed by the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) is a landmark […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Yahya Jammeh, President of Islamic Republic of The Gambia expressed concerned over the sentenced of four years of imprisonment to journalist Alhagie Abdoulie Ceesay. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged The Gambian government to take action against the court orders and drop charges […]

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Augustin Matata Ponyo, Prime Minister Democratic Republic of the Congo to express concerned over the blocking of Radio France Internationale (a French station) and Radio Okapi (a station operated by the United Nations mission in Congo. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the […]