Articles by Pakistan Press Foundation
Six newspapers banned by government
In an unprecedented attack on freedom of the press on 29 June 1995, the government of Pakistan banned six mass circulation Urdu language daily newspapers of Karachi for a period of 60 days. Five of the banned newspapers, “Public”, “Qaumi Akhbar”, “Evening Special”, “Aghaz” and “Awam” are evening papers, and one, “Public”, publishes morning and […]
Probe into media criticism of superior courts
Source: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), Karachi According to a press release issued by the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Chief Justice nominated in March 1995 two judges of the Supreme Court to conduct a preliminary enquiry to consider the “expediency and the propriety of taking action” in light of statements and articles […]