[Pak-Media] PAKISTAN : 13 months, 13 murders!

PAKISTAN 13 months, 13 murders!

Thirteen journalists killed in the past 13 months. The world's deadliest
country for media personnel in 2010, with 11 killed, Pakistan continues to
be one of the most dangerous in 2011. As well as being very badly paid, its
journalists are exposed to every kind of danger.

With its tribal northwest, its border with Afghanistan, its tension with
India and its chaotic political history, Pakistan is one of the world's most
complex nations and its journalists confront a daunting array of problems
that include terrorist threats, police violence, the unbridled power of
local potentates and dangerous conflicts in the Tribal Areas.

The Pakistani media are still young and often inexperienced. Due to a lack
of resources and ignorance of protective mechanisms, news media often send
their reporters out on the most dangerous assignments without any kind of
safety net. At the same time, the authorities have little consideration for
a profession that keeps on raising awkward issues.

Inadequate laws and a shaky constitution mean that media freedom is not yet
fully recognized. Not to speak of all the subjects that are very dangerous
to cover. It is easy to sue journalists over what they report and easier
still to force them to shut up.

Four interviews with Pakistani journalists shed light on these difficulties
and on the uphill battle to establish professional journalism in Pakistan.

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IQBAL KHATTAK
Bureau Chief,
Daily Times,
Badshah Tower, 3rd Floor,
Qayyum Stadium Road, Peshawar.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan.
Ph: [92-91] 526 14 90
Fax:[92-91] 526 14 89
Cell: [92-333] 910 91 44
www.dailytimes.com.pk
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