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Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2009

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Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2007

Attacks on Journalists and Media Organizations during 2006 Introduction Media organizations and journalists in Pakistan were targeted by government authorities, militant groups, intelligence agencies as well as political and religious groups during 2006. Journalists throughout Pakistan were killed, abducted, injured, harassed and intimidated while fulfilling their duties. Most journalists in tribal areas have either been […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2006 and report on media in areas affected by earthquake of October 8, 2005

Introduction 2005 was a difficult year for Pakistani media. Pakistani journalists were subjected to attacks, threats and harassment from institutions of state including law enforcement agencies as well as political, religious, nationalist and militant organizations. The large number of incidents of violence against the print and electronic media and use of other coercive tactics such […]


Concept Paper for Business Policy Roundtable on Business and Economic Journalism in Pakistan

With an average economic growth of 7% per annum during the last four years, Pakistan has become one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. The country’s growing economy is supported by higher levels of investment in industry, agriculture and services sectors. PakistanÂ’s current emphasis on economic liberalization and privatization requires efforts to expand the […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report May-August 2005

During the period eight Dailies, Weeklies, Fortnightly across Pakistan were raided, sealed and clamped down by state machinery according to data compiled through national newspapers. The four months period witnessed a hard billow to freedom of press on the pretext that the publications were to cause nation-wide anarchy by publishing ‘hate materials’. Two journalists were […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report January-April 2005

Eleven incidents of attacking and suppressing media and its correspondents have been taken place from January to April 2005 in Pakistan. Two reporters from tribal areas were killed in an attack during this period. Numbers of journalists were injured in these attacks. In this period there were cases of baton charging on journalists, reports of […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2001 by Owais Aslam Ali

The war in Afghanistan once again thrust Pakistan into the role of a frontline state, and the country became the focus of the international media. Many within and outside the country feared the decision by the Pakistan government to become part of the American-led coalition would prove to be divisive, and that fundamental freedoms, including […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2000 by Owais Aslam Ali

Introduction The biggest failure of successive governments concerning press freedom has been the inability to provide security to journalists and media institutions. The killing of four newspaper employees, including one journalist, and injury to many others is proof that the present government of General Pervez Musharraf has fared no better in providing a secure environment […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report 1999 by Owais Aslam Ali

Introduction 1999 was not a good year for democracy or for press freedom in Pakistan. The army staged a coup on 12 October as a reaction against the attempt by the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to dismiss the Chief of Army Staff General Pervaiz Musharraf. On 16 October, the constitution was suspended and a […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report 1998 by Owais Aslam Ali

Introduction Pakistani journalists and media organisations continued to be the target of violence and intimidation by police, local administration, political and religious groups. A bomb exploded in the offices of the daily Dawn, Karachi, on July 9. The device planted in the lavatory on the first floor of the building went off at 1.05 p.m. […]


Pakistan Press Freedom Report 1997 by Owais Aslam Ali

Introduction The year 1997 saw the coming into power of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The government entered into alliance with the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Later renamed as Muttahada Qaumi Movement) or MQM, which resulted in a less violent and turbulent political environment in the province of Sindh. The […]


Report on attacks on the Media in 1996 by Owais Aslam Ali

Pakistani journalists had to face many extreme forms of pressure during 1996. In addition to harassment from official quarters, journalists were made the target of violent attacks by political and religious organisations. Rural journalists remained especially vulnerable to violence by local officials and feudal lords. A few of the more serious incidents involving journalists briefly […]


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A Difficult Year For Press Freedom 1995 by Owais Aslam Ali

1995 seemed to be a year when the Pakistani press confronted one crises after the other. Not only did Pakistani journalists have to contend with to the harsh government attitude but also had to suffer violence from political groups and terrorists. In addition, the national media had to deal with an alarming level of disinformation […]


Freedom of the Press and Asian Values in Journalism by Owais Aslam Ali

The discussion of Asian values seems to be a continuation of the debate about development journalism. As with development journalism, one of the difficulties in discussing Asian values is defining what the term means. The diversity of religions, ideologies, traditions, political systems and level of development makes it almost impossible to define a set of […]