Pakistan Press Foundation has launched a reporting and monitoring mechanism for election related violence against media personnel and institutions.

Incidents of election violence will be reported to PPF by telephone, email and Whatsapp and also on the Twitter.

The reports of each attack against media personnel and institutions will be brought to the notice of the Election Commission of Pakistan, relevant federal, provincial and local authorities.

Reports of violence will also be forwarded to media associations.

The mechanism will help monitor implementation of Guideline 3 of Election Commission of Pakistan Code of Conduct for media, which states that freedom of expression and the rights of journalists to report freely should be respected by all parties, candidates and state authorities during the election.