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As we commemorate World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the state of the media in Pakistan once again comes up for discussion.

Imran Khan govts claim of Pak press being free is a bald-faced lie: Dawn ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 21:24 IST Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): The Pakistan governments claim that the countrys press is free is a "bald-faced" lie as journalists continue to face threats from state elements and news editors are coerced into censoring "undesirable" information or giving stories a certain slant, countrys leading newspaper Dawn has said. In an editorial on th...

Highlighting lack of press freedom in Pakistan, a Netherlands-based NGO has urged the international community to take actions as journalists, who dare to speak

Imran Khan govt gagging media:Bilawal ANI 03 May 2021, 17:18 GMT+10 Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that press freedoms in Pakistan has been chained through threats, intimidation, and pressure tactics by the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led regime and called for lifting curbs imposed on the media. "Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regime has gagged the media to hide its ill...

Imran Khan govt gagging media to hide illegitimacy: Bilawal Bhutto on World Press Freedom Day ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 12:31 IST Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that press freedoms in Pakistan has been chained through threats, intimidation, and pressure tactics by the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led regime and called for lifting curbs imposed on...

Action should be taken against lack of press freedom in Pakistan: NGO ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 19:53 IST The Hague [Netherlands], May 3 (ANI): Highlighting lack of pressfreedom in Pakistan, a Netherlands-based NGO has urged the international community to take actions as journalists, who dare to speak against the Pakistanmilitary, are under severe threat. In a letter on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, NGO Global Human Rights Defense demanded tha...

Islamabad riskiest place to practice journalism: Report ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 15:03 IST Islamabad [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): With an escalation in attacks and harrasment against journalists in Pakistan, according to the Freedom Networks annual state of the Press Freedom 2021 report, Islamabad has emerged as the riskiest place to practice journalism. According to The News International, At least 148 cases of attacks and violations against the media and i...

Top Story April 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD: A dramatic escalation in the climate of harassment of media and journalists has been found leaving an adverse impact on the freedom of expression and access to information, according to the Freedom Network’s annual state of Pakistan Press Freedom 2021 report. At least 148 cases of attacks and violations against the media and its practitioners, including journalists, took place over the course of one year – between May 2020 and April 2021. This is an incr...

Top Story April 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD: A dramatic escalation in the climate of harassment of media and journalists has been found leaving an adverse impact on the freedom of expression and access to information, according to the Freedom Network’s annual state of Pakistan Press Freedom 2021 report. At least 148 cases of attacks and violations against the media and its practitioners, including journalists, took place over the course of one year – between May 2020 and April 2021. This is an incr...

PESHAWAR: A total of 148 cases of attacks and rights violation against media were reported in the country, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, during the last one year showing over 40 per cent increase in their incidence compared to last year, said a media watchdog. According to the Pakistan Press Freedom, 2021, Report, released by the Freedom Network ahead of the May 3 Press Freedom Day, a dramatic escalation in the climate of intimidation and harassment of media and its practitioners adversely affe...