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#Pakistan 🇵🇰 @Pakistan_Press said that the sentencing of the two human rights lawyers represents a deeply troubling escalation in the use of cybercrime laws to target dissent and critical online expression in the country. buff.ly/wtNXGVN

#Pakistan 🇵🇰 @Pakistan_Press is concerned that journalists were deliberately targeted while carrying out their professional duties. buff.ly/6sCUVCF

Shah’s arrest was reported on January 6. This came after a First Information Report was registered at the NCCIA Karachi on December 29 against Aslam Shah. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-expresses-…

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is alarmed by yet another attack on media teams during political gatherings. It has become an unfortunate norm that in any large political rally or gathering, journalists can face violence. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-condemns-a…

Resolving the Arshad Sharif case is therefore essential not only for justice for his family, but also for signaling a genuine commitment to ending impunity for crimes against journalists. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

PPF calls on stakeholders, including duty bearers, media organizations, politicians, federal and provincial governments, and law enforcement agencies, to reaffirm a commitment to creating a safer environment for journalists and media professionals. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

PPF calls on stakeholders, including duty bearers, media organizations, politicians, federal and provincial governments, and law enforcement agencies, to reaffirm a commitment to creating a safer environment for journalists and media professionals. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

In what has now appeared to become an unfortunate tactic are attempts to undermine the sanctity of physical spaces, including press clubs. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

In an environment of growing threats, including threats in online spheres, media organizations should consider the need to provide such training a necessity. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

The threat of AI-generated attacks, particularly against women, is of grave concern. In November 2025, an AI-generated video targeted and harassed a woman journalist, Benazir Shah, focused on her character assassination. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

As observed in recent years, often the action against journalists comes in the form of remarks by political leadership against individual journalists. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

The closure of the Dawn Urdu web desk, layoffs at Nukta Pakistan, and the now normal practice of delayed salaries are reflective of the state of the media in Pakistan at the moment. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

In 2025, financial pressure through the selective allocation and suspension of government advertising remained a tool to target media outlets. Government advertisements were withheld from media organizations. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

In 2025, PPF has documented at least 146 confirmed attacks on journalists and media professionals in connection with their work and attempts of censorship to regulate and restrict free expression. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

In 2025, PPF has documented at least 146 confirmed attacks on journalists and media professionals in connection with their work and attempts of censorship to regulate and restrict free expression. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

The much-delayed establishment of the federal Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals (CPJMP) was a welcome step taken in 2025; however, its creation alone is not sufficient to address the risks faced by journalists. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

PPF calls for a stakeholder-wide commitment to creating a safer environment for journalists and media professionals in Pakistan. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…

PPF calls for a stakeholder-wide commitment to creating a safer environment for journalists and media professionals in Pakistan. Read: pakistanpressfoundation.org/ppf-calls-for-…