Federal Minister of Information Maryam Aurangzeb says that the Constitution gives freedom of press and right to citizens to access accurate information.
Maryam Aurangzeb said in her statement on Press Freedom Day that the coalition government under the leadership of the Prime Minister is committed to the freedom of the press.
He also paid tribute to the journalists who lost their lives in search of truth.
He said that journalism in Pakistan went through a difficult period from 2018 to 2022. In the 4 years of Tehreek-e-Insaaf, mysterious censorship scared the journalists.
The Federal Minister of Information said that Pakistan was ranked 139th in the World Press Freedom Index in 2017 and PTI’s anti-media policies reduced the index by 12 points.
He said that Imran Khan silenced journalists, broke their pens and kidnapped them.
He further said that journalists were shot during Imran Khan’s tenure but today journalism is completely free in the country.
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