1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Pakistan government suspends advertising in 2 independent media groups - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GWWHzcRuWo"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/03/pakistan-government-suspends-advertising-in-2-inde/">Pakistan government suspends advertising in 2 independent media groups</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/03/pakistan-government-suspends-advertising-in-2-inde/embed/#?secret=GWWHzcRuWo" width="600" height="338" title="“Pakistan government suspends advertising in 2 independent media groups” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="GWWHzcRuWo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/afp_pakistan_03-02-2020_rs.jpg750499Washington, D.C., March 2, 2020 -- Pakistani authorities should grant government advertising to outlets without regard for their editorial stances, and should lift the suspension of advertising in the Dawn and Jang media groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.