Pakistan restricts international media reporting
Anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities.
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"These guidelines are tantamount to choking international media in an increasingly shrinking space."
— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar , Activist
"These are ridiculous restrictions and are totally unacceptable."
— Zaffar Abbas , Executive
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Anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities.
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