Press for Peace (PFP)
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Press for Peace is a Kashmir
-based NGO and think tank founded in 1999 by Khawaja Zafar Iqbal
, a journalist and peace activist. PFP's stated mission is the promotion of peace, tolerance, interfaith
harmony and protection of human rights
, including freedom of the press
in South Asia
.
, Press for Peace has conducted a number of activities regarding the improvement of the natural environment and the natural resources of Azad Kashmir.
In 2003, a daughter organization was founded under the umbrella of PFP with the aim of protecting valuable plantations in the forests of Azad Kashmir. The organization conducted nature walks and visits to vulnerable forests, organized an article-writing competition on environmental journalism, and created an Environmental Journalist Forum.
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
-based NGO and think tank founded in 1999 by Khawaja Zafar Iqbal
Khawaja Zafar Iqbal
Khawaja Zafar Iqbal is a journalist, peace activist and researcher in Pakistan Administered Kashmir . He focused on Kashmiri Diaspora, conflict resolution and human rights with special reference to Northern Pakistan...
, a journalist and peace activist. PFP's stated mission is the promotion of peace, tolerance, interfaith
Interfaith
The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels...
harmony and protection of human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
, including freedom of the press
Freedom of the press
Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...
in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
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Network
Press for Peace has expanded its network from Azad Kashmir to Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir, United Arab Emirates, England, Austria and Canada. It has partnerships with NGOs and other civil society entities within the country and abroad. In addition to various interventions after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
, Press for Peace has conducted a number of activities regarding the improvement of the natural environment and the natural resources of Azad Kashmir.
In 2003, a daughter organization was founded under the umbrella of PFP with the aim of protecting valuable plantations in the forests of Azad Kashmir. The organization conducted nature walks and visits to vulnerable forests, organized an article-writing competition on environmental journalism, and created an Environmental Journalist Forum.