Pakistan journalists, activists raise alarm over press freedom restrictions

Sep 05, 2025

Journalists and rights activists in Islamabad expressed concerns over growing restrictions on press freedom, comparing it to censorship under General Ziaul Haq. Tributes were...

'Draconian' PDMA law will take Pakistan back to dictator General Ziaul Haq era, says report

Aug 21, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 21 : Pakistan's freedom of the press is under threat as the Imran Khan-led country's government is poised to place more...

Imran Khan govt gagging media to hide illegitimacy: Bilawal Bhutto on World Press Freedom Day

May 03, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 : On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that press freedoms...

Turkey steps up attacks on press freedom

Feb 14, 2022

Nicosia [Cyprus], February 14 : The Turkish government, under autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been suppressing press freedom in the country and has...

Pakistan slips further on World Press Freedom Index

May 04, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 : Pakistan has dropped further on the list of countries in terms of protection of journalists, according to Reporters Without...

Restrictions on press freedom undermine Pakistan's image: Blinken

May 04, 2022

Washington [US], May 4 : On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said restrictions on freedom of...