Data collec­ted by media rights watchd­og says no place safe for journa­lists in the countr­yKARACHI: Press freedom in Pakistan appears to be on the wane due to attacks and intimidation by various actors, a media rights watchdog said in an annual report. Data collected by the media rights watchdog shows that no place in the country, including the federal capital, is safe for media practitioners. Speaking at the Washington-based United States Institute of Peace in July last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been criticised for ramping up censorship, denied accusations of curbing press freedom. “Throughout the past two years and even in 2020 international organisations, working for press freedom, have expressed concern over the deteriorating state of media freedom in Pakistan,” said Yusuf. “From politically motivated cases against journalists to economic strangleholds, several strategies are being used to threaten freedom of the press,” she added.

Source: The Express Tribune May 03, 2020 06:00 UTC