Pakistan is ranked 142nd on the 2019 Press Freedom Index according to the Reporters Sans Frontières. On its website, RSF reported several cases of ‘brazen censorship’. The organization also mentioned the PMRA saying that the ‘regulation’ was clearly intended to mean ‘censorship’. Journalist Amir Zia said the situation in the media in Pakistan was […]
Media Matters for Democracy, a Pakistan based non-profit working to defend freedom of expression, media, Internet, and communications in Pakistan, has sent an official reply to the federal government over the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA). Earlier this week, the federal cabinet approved formation of PMRA, a single body aimed at regulating all forms of […]