Press freedom in Pakistan is under siege, as journalists face physical attacks, threats, and online and judicial harassment, according to IPI monitoring data from October 2022 and March 2023. At least 35 press freedom threats and violations occurred during this six-month period, more than half of which were committed by public authorities, including by law […]

The IPI global network today published an open letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing concerns about the state of press freedom in Pakistan and urging his government to take immediate and concrete action to protect and respect press freedom and to ensure that the Pakistani public can exercise their fundamental right to receive diverse, […]