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Curbs on media, civil society undermine Pakistan’s image, ability to progress: Blinken

Curbs on media, civil society weaken Pakistan’s image, capability to progress: Blinken

WASHINGTON: Constraints on media outlets and civil society undermine Pakistan‘s image along with its capability to progress, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
“We know considerable restrictions on media outlets and civil society, more broadly in Pakistan,” Blinken told press reporters at a press conference arranged here on Tuesday by the Washington Foreign Press Centre.
His remarks came after a report released by a worldwide media guard dog, Reporters Without Borders, revealed that Pakistan moved from 145th position in 2015 to 157th this year on the World Press Freedom Index.
Reacting to a concern, Blinken said, “Here once again a lively totally free press, a notified citizenry are crucial for any nation and its future, including Pakistan. I think these practices that we see undermine freedom of expression, they undermine serene assembly. They weaken Pakistan’s image as well as its capability to progress.”
The Secretary of State highlighted that the US uses up this problem with Pakistan at regular intervals.
“It is something that shows up both in our direct engagements and in the work that we’re doing every day,” he said.
About the worldwide circumstance, Reporters Without Borders said the 20th World Press Flexibility Index exposes a two-fold boost in “polarisation” magnified by info mayhem, that is media polarisation sustaining departments within countries, in addition to polarisation between nations at the worldwide level.

Published at Tue, 03 May 2022 23:44:47 +0000

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