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Pakistan media
![Punjab’s New Defamation Law Sparks Pushback, Protests Punjab’s New Defamation Law Sparks Pushback, Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-23-141024.jpg)
Punjab’s New Defamation Law Sparks Pushback, Protests
By W. Tariq
Critics say the hastily passed bill will have devastating effects on free speech and the media in Pakistan’s most populous province.
![Pakistan’s Long History of Throttling Press Freedom Pakistan’s Long History of Throttling Press Freedom](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-20-4.jpg)
Pakistan’s Long History of Throttling Press Freedom
By Asfandiyar
The power game between the military and political parties in the country has always taken a toll on the media space – to the country’s detriment.
![Pakistan Sees Surge in Silencing of Mainstream and Social Media Pakistan Sees Surge in Silencing of Mainstream and Social Media](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-07-23-5.jpg)
Pakistan Sees Surge in Silencing of Mainstream and Social Media
By Waleed Tariq
Attempts to reign in the media have grown since 2018, when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf came to power.
![Pakistan Seeks to Punish Criticism of Army Pakistan Seeks to Punish Criticism of Army](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-31.jpg)
Pakistan Seeks to Punish Criticism of Army
By Niha Dagia
A new bill, if it were to become law, would further damage the Pakistani media’s ability to hold the military to account.
![Pakistan: Reporting in a Pandemic Pakistan: Reporting in a Pandemic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-11-2.jpg)
Pakistan: Reporting in a Pandemic
By Tehreem Azeem
Amid COVID-19, Pakistani journalists are looking for training to help them counter misinformation and stay safe while reporting.
![Toothless and Terrified: The State of Pakistan’s Media Toothless and Terrified: The State of Pakistan’s Media](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-26-9.jpg)
Toothless and Terrified: The State of Pakistan’s Media
By Niha Dagia and Niha Dagia
Journalism in Pakistan has never been easy, but the current environment is particularly dangerous.
![Pakistan’s Undeclared Censorship Pakistan’s Undeclared Censorship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-12282432_f2c6b961ed_o.jpg)
Pakistan’s Undeclared Censorship
By Tehreem Azeem
Pakistan's media environment is under increasing control -- but some journalists are fighting back.
![The Plight of Pakistan's Journalists The Plight of Pakistan's Journalists](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18012615628771.jpg)
The Plight of Pakistan's Journalists
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
The free press is being suffocated in Pakistan.
![The Hard Limits of Pakistan's Media Freedom The Hard Limits of Pakistan's Media Freedom](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-flag-2528983_640.jpg)
The Hard Limits of Pakistan's Media Freedom
By Daud Khattak
Self-censorship out of fear might explain a near media blackout on reporting widespread Pashtun protests.
![Pakistan's Ongoing Media Crackdown Takes Aim at RFE/RL Pakistan's Ongoing Media Crackdown Takes Aim at RFE/RL](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-flag-2528983_640.jpg)
Pakistan's Ongoing Media Crackdown Takes Aim at RFE/RL
By Catherine Putz
Pakistani intelligence says RFE/RL's Pashto-language Radio Mashaal aired programs "against the interests of Pakistan."
![Pakistan's Censorship Takes a Dangerous Turn Pakistan's Censorship Takes a Dangerous Turn](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-06_15-24-16.jpg)
Pakistan's Censorship Takes a Dangerous Turn
By Umer Ali
Pakistan is silencing discussion on a growing number of topics, from religious extremism to CPEC.
![Pakistan’s Missing Activists and the State's War on Online Anonymity Pakistan’s Missing Activists and the State's War on Online Anonymity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-11_15-32-59.jpg)
Pakistan’s Missing Activists and the State's War on Online Anonymity
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The disappearance of prominent online voices has a chilling effect on other nonconforming bloggers.
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