Pakistan’s top media bodies decry censorship and state pressure, call on judiciary to intervene
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND) and Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) released a joint statement this week calling on the judiciary and caretaker prime minister to intervene against what they called growing challenges like censorship and pressure on the media from state institutions. […]