Pakistan has issued new guidelines formalizing reporting requirements for foreign media organizations, drawing warnings that civilian and security agencies could use the rules to restrict reporting outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
Pakistan’s new Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines formalize registration and accreditation for foreign journalists and require prior government approval for reporting outside three major cities.
Pakistan has formalized reporting requirements for foreign media outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, prompting warnings from press-freedom advocates.
Replies are due August 5 in the FCC’s early renewal review of eight ABC-owned stations, a procedural step in a broader fight over broadcast oversight.
