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Press freedom in freefall as Pakistan's media faces unprecedented crackdow
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's media landscape worsened in 2025, with journalists and media organisations facing escalating pressure, censorship and punitive state actions, according to a new report by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE). The findings, detailed in the Media Freedom Report 2025, hig
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Journalists, human rights groups slam Pakistan govt for 'clampdown on free
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Journalists and digital rights advocates have said that the measures significantly curtail freedom of expression and criminalize dissent.
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Pakistan: Representatives of press clubs, unions form coalition in bid to
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Representatives of various press clubs, unions and associations of journalists and media workers have formed an alliance -- Coalition for Free Media -- to jointly resist media restrictions through pressure tactics and trolling on social media and to ensure freedom of expression
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General Bajwa claims predecessor hyped 'Dawn leaks' to secure extension
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Dawn story in question described a conference between the military and civilian authorities of the country, at which the government warned the military brass that failure to act against extremists would result in worldwide isolation for the nation.
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All political forces will have to sit for dialogue to take Pakistan forwar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"All political forces will have to sit together to take the country forward," the premier said while addressing a meeting held with a delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) at the PM House, Dawn reported.
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Imran Khan promises to take 'No action' against former Army Chief after co
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
While addressing the meeting of a delegation of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, Khan said that the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir himself has said that he will remain neutral.
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Pakistan editors council slams Imran Khan for baseless allegations against
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors on Sunday reprimanded Prime Minister Imran Khan and demanded that government tender a collective apology over false and baseless allegations against the media.
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State of Pakistani media worsened in 2021: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Pakistan last year remained under 'severe pressure', according to the report released by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Monday.
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Media freedom deteriorated in 2021 compared to previous two years in Pakis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31 (ANI): The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Sunday released a report to highlight how press freedom deteriorated in 2021 as compared to the previous two years in Pakistan, local media reported.
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Nationwide protests against murder of journalist in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): Apart from the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFJU) hundreds of Electricity, Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) workers held protests across the country over the killing of journalist Hasna
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Rising attack on journalists in Pakistan reminds old fact of their insecur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): The recent broad daylight murder of a crime reporter in Lahore in front of the press club has once again established the grim fact that journalists in Pakistan are getting increasingly prone to losing their life amid rising threat against them, reporte
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Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors demands immediate arrest of journali
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 25 (ANI): The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Tuesday has strongly condemned the murder of journalist Hasnain Shah and demanded of the authorities to immediately arrest and punish his killers.
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