Karachi Feb 1:  Freelance journalists from across the country have decided to form the Pakistan Freelance Journalists Group (PFJG) to promote their rights, safety and professional development.   The group will include freelance reporters, editors, editorial writers, photo journalists and camera persons working in print, broadcasting and new media. The group felt that freelance journalists […]

Karachi, 21 November 2016: Pakistan Press Foundation and through UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) is completing the last round of trainings in Pakistan on promoting safety of journalists. 116 journalists and media professionals benefited from the last round of trainings held in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh provinces. The three-day […]

In Pakistan killers of journalists are not held to account and remain free A report released today by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has documented the alarming situation that those who attack, injure or even murder journalists in Pakistan are rarely held to account and thus remain free. The report titled Justice delayed AND justice denied […]

The killers of Abdul Haq Baloch, correspondent of ARY News television channel remain free even after four years of his murder in Khuzdar, Balochistan. Abdul Haq Baloch, who was also general secretary of Khuzdar Press Club was murdered by unidentified men on 29th September, 2012 in Khuzdar.   He was shot multiple times while on his […]

Quetta, Sept 05: The journalists of Balochistan have said that they are passing through very difficult situation, as Quetta Press Club is also at target of terrorists, and journalists could also be targeted after attacks on lawyers. “Journalists at local level are mulling over planning to prevent themselves from any dangerous situation. The journalists in […]

Karachi, May 10: An international expert will train Pakistan journalists on newsroom management and news editing in Karachi. Ranga Kalansooriya, Regional Advisor for Asia, International Media Support (IMS), will hold a training of trainers on journalism skills arranged by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in Karachi from May 11-13, 2016. Noted journalist Kamal Siddiqi will be […]