1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgSusan Forstehttps://cpj.org/author/susan/Pakistan's Silenced Press - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6dkgFh3jZM"><a href="https://cpj.org/2007/01/pakistans-silenced-press/">Pakistan’s Silenced Press</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2007/01/pakistans-silenced-press/embed/#?secret=6dkgFh3jZM" width="600" height="338" title="“Pakistan’s Silenced Press” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="6dkgFh3jZM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Bob Dietz Published in Wall Street Journal Asia January 8, 2007 As the Taliban embed themselves deeper into Pakistan's restive provinces along the border with Afghanistan, journalists covering the region are coming under attack and driven away from a story with global consequences for the U.S.-led coalition fighting militant Islamists.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260