Pakistani media bodies warn global press freedom declining

KARACHI, May 3 /DNA/ — A joint action committee of leading Pakistani media organizations has voiced deep alarm over what it calls a worldwide deterioration of press freedom, noting that journalists in both developing and developed nations face rising censorship, violence, and economic pressure. In a statement issued on World Press Freedom Day, the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AMEND), and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) said the past year had been “extremely difficult and challenging” for the profession. Locally, the groupsRead More
Iranian envoy reaffirms Pakistan’s ‘central role’ in ongoing talks with US

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