Pakistan refuses to name PM Khan as press freedom as “predator” Freedom of the Press News

The Khan government rejects the Reporters Without Borders report, which lists it as one of the 37 worst authorities in the world in terms of press freedom.

Pakistan has strongly denounced the report of international media watchdog that features Prime Minister Imran Khan on the list of the 37 worst authorities in the world in terms of press freedom.

The Khan government ‘s angry response to Monday’ s report entitled “Gallery of Press Freedom Predators – Two Old Tyrants, Two Women and a European” was published by the Paris Reporter Without Borders (RSF).

According to the group, after the 2018 parliamentary elections, “Khan is a legion of poor censors” after the Khan parliamentary elections. There he said the distribution of newspapers had been disrupted during Khan’s tenure, with the media threatening to withdraw advertising and television channel signals. they were blocked.

“Journalists crossing the red lines have been threatened, kidnapped and tortured,” a media guard said.

Pakistan’s information ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, denounced the allegations, saying the Khan government believed in “freedom of expression and independence of the media”.

In the statement, the ministry said it was surprising that the RSF had “jumped to the conclusion” that the Pakistani media were under draconian censorship by the Khan government.

The government said it was “taking all possible measures to create a friendly environment for journalists to fulfill their professional duties”.

“It simply came to our notice then [Reporters Without Borders] has issued an attempt to condemn the elected people of Pakistan without any evidence, ”the ministry said.

The ministry added that it hopes that “in the future this guardian will avoid irresponsible journalism”.

Critics say it has been deadly for Pakistani journalists for a long time.

In 2020, it ranked ninth on the Committee to Protect the Annual Global Impunity Index for Journalists, which assesses countries that regularly kill journalists and the countries that release their killers.

Although Pakistan says it supports freedom of expression, rights activists often accuse the Pakistani military and agencies of harassing and attacking journalists.