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By Aslam Khan

The Muslim-majority state of Pakistan occupies an area which was home to some of the earliest human settlements and where two of the world�s major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, were practised. The modern state was born out of the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947 and has faced both domestic political upheavals and regional confrontations.

Media Unionism in Pakistan: Goals for the Age of Pluralisms

By Aslam Khan

Freedom of expression, physical security and economic amelioration � these are three main objectives most journalist unions set themselves. Pakistani unions being no different to their counterparts in South Asia, indeed to those across the globe, have had to really sweat to stay in the chase of these ideals over the decades.

State of the Print Media in Pakistan: 2003-04

The Fine Print in Pakistan Gets Blurry

By Adnan Rehmat & Aslam Khan

There has been a major deterioration in the state of the print media in general and the working conditions for journalists in particular in Pakistan this past year. Murders, kidnappings, arrests, imprisonments, torture, attacks, imposed news blackouts � Pakistani journalists have seen it all this year. In a rollercoaster year that has seen their freedoms shrinking, they have been charged with some of the most serious crimes anyone can be tried in Pakistan � such as blasphemy, which carries the death penalty, and sedition, which punishes with life imprisonment.

Development News Feature Service

A country of about 150 million people, Pakistan is undergoing a dramatic transformation, economically, politically and socially. It is a dynamic country, poised for far-reaching dramatic changes in its socio-politico-economic spectrum as it grapples with a host of development issues.

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Mission Statement

Internews Pakistan will be a media organisation dedicated to the promotion of free and plural media in Pakistan, including, but not limited to, print and broadcast sectors.

Press and Parliament in Pakistan: Ties That Bind

President General Pervez Musharraf promulgated four press-related ordinances in the dying days of his military regime in October 2002. Their nature realised the fears of the journalistic community that they would exert a significant chilling effect on freedom of expression in Pakistan.

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About This Report

This report has been produced under a formal collaboration between Internews Pakistan and Green Press Pakistan to serve as a continuation of the acclaimed series of annual reports on the State of Media Freedoms in Pakistan produced for the past eight years exclusively by Green Press.

Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation

Title: Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002.
Promulgated by: President General Pervez Musharraf.
Enactment date: 26 October 2002.
Stated objective: Amendment in PBC Act of 1973.

Text of Ordinance No XCIV of 2002

AN ORDINANCE further to amend the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Act, 1973;