Articles by Pakistan Press Foundation
Lawyers attack media team on court premises
A reporter and cameraman with Dunya TV were attacked by a group of lawyers while covering prisoners’ meetings in a Lahore court.
Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice
Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.
Pakistani government pressures UAE to block television programme
The popular programme was prevented from being telecast on the night of 23 November 2009 from the Dubai studios of Geo TV.
Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech
Forty IFEX members express solidarity with women who have been the victims of violence for exercising their free expression rights.
Media personnel assaulted, detained while covering protest at jail
Four journalists were assaulted and injured and at least five others were detained by personnel from a jail in Punjab while covering a protest by inmates.
Local police manhandle and detain journalist
Umer Aslam was arrested and assaulted when he went to cover a student demonstration in Lahore on 5 November 2009.
Media regulatory authority orders FM radio stations to stop broadcasting BBC news bulletins
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority said that the radio stations had violated the terms of their licences.
National Assembly Standing Committee recommends curb on electronic media coverage
A National Assembly committee has proposed amendments to a media law, under which no media outlet will be allowed to broadcast any programme “inciting violence”.