On 28 December, one of Pakistan's most renowned journalists, Najam Sethi, editor-in-chief of the weekly The Friday Times and a television commentator, announced that in the past six months he had received “serious threats” from “state and non-state actors”, an expression used to mean intelligence agents and members of banned militant organizations. Four other journalists have recently indicated they have also been threatened.

“Independent journalists are increasingly in the firing line of the enemies of press freedom, as tension increases between the civilian government and the military,” Reporters Without Borders said.

“The level of violence towards media workers has become intolerable. Public order must be restored and the authorities must find the means to protect journalists who are the target of threats as quickly as[...]

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