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PAKISTANS MEDIA FINDS ITS WINGS CLIPPED IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

BY Ashrad Sharif| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |14/04/2002

Reprinted from Dawn, May 5, 2001 Reprinted from Dawn, May 5, 2001 PAKISTANS MEDIA FINDS ITS WINGS CLIPPED IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM According to the "State of the Media and Press Freedom Report Pakistan 2000-2001," journalists were found prone to self-censorship given that they work without constitutional protections or democratic safeguards. ISLAMABAD, May 4: The dawn of the new..

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