Pakistan: The Many Absurd Uses of Law : vimarsana.com

Journalists and media workers in Pakistan continue to be silenced, harassed, and detained through several legal provisions. The historical and legal contexts behind these laws, however, must be understood to realise the significance of the law in censorship post-2018, writes Aftab Alam

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