Pakistani authorities ban international media from reporting in most of country
Even before the current crackdown on protests, Pakistan was already ranked low on the World Press Freedon Index. Photograph: Sohail Shahzad/EPAView image in fullscreenEven before the current crackdown on protests, Pakistan was already ranked low on the World Press Freedon Index. Successive regimes in Pakistan have imposed restrictions and censorship on local media.
- ▪Even before the current crackdown on protests, Pakistan was already ranked low on the World Press Freedon Index.
- ▪Photograph: Sohail Shahzad/EPAView image in fullscreenEven before the current crackdown on protests, Pakistan was already ranked low on the World Press Freedon Index.
- ▪Successive regimes in Pakistan have imposed restrictions and censorship on local media.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 6 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Pakistan restricts international media reporting — BBC News — World
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| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:59:20 GMT |
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Even before the current crackdown on protests, Pakistan was already ranked low on the World Press Freedon Index. Photograph: Sohail Shahzad/EPAView image in fullscreenEven before the current crackdown on protests, Pakistan was already ranked low on the World Press Freedon Index. Photograph: Sohail Shahzad/EPAPakistanPakistani authorities ban international media from reporting in most of countryThe rules came into effect shortly after the killing of dozens of protesters, news which was only covered by overseas newsShah Meer Baloch in IslamabadWed 5 Aug 2026 12.59 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Aug 2026 13.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePakistani authorities have imposed severe new restrictions on international media, including barring them from reporting in most of the country, in a…
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