Pakistan mulls law to gag media

Government plans new legislation to stifle criticism.

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In Pakistan, the media has been able to operate with relative freedom only in recent times.

But now the government wants to reign in news organisations.

Authorities want a new law that would ban certain pictures and videos criticising the government and security forces.

Al Jazeera’s Sohail Rahman reports from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Source: Al Jazeera

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