Attacked, Threatened, Booked and Silenced — looking back at the year, 2025, once again we see a bleak picture of media safety and free expression in Pakistan. Despite repeated reminders
The Balochistan government has suspended mobile internet data services across Quetta district for 24 hours starting from midnight October 30, citing heightened security concerns. The suspension, affecting all mobile network
On October 31, an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad took action in a high-profile case involving senior journalist Matiullah Jan, issuing a notice to the police regarding the provision of case
Urging the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to restore momentum on transparency, accountability, and media safety, journalists, lawmakers, and civil society leaders came together in Peshawar on October 18, to call for
Attacked, Threatened, Booked and Silenced — looking back at the year, 2025, once again we see a bleak picture of media safety and free expression in Pakistan. Despite repeated reminders and historic patterns of threats to media safety including documented violence and attacks on press freedom in Pakistan, journalists and
PPF notes that such targeted measures will have a chilling impact on Pakistan’s media even beyond individual journalists like Jan Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by reports indicating that
On October 27, the Sindh government announced the arrest of four suspects belonging to a proscribed organization in connection with the murder of journalist and anchorperson Imtiaz Mir, who was
On August 29, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting expressed concern over the omission of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s image from official Independence Day advertisements and the
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is an independent media documentation and training center, non-governmental organization committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression. PPF was established in 1967 as a non-profit organization and continued working until 1974, when it had to suspend operations due to the political environment then prevailing in the country.
Address:
Press Centre Shahrah Kamal Ataturk, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Phones:
92-21- 32633215, 32627882
Fax:
92-21- 32631275 – 32631125
Copyright © Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) - An Independent Media Research, Documentation and Training Center
