Why Has Pakistan Introduced New Guidelines for State Oversight of Foreign Media?

Why has Pakistan introduced new guidelines for state oversight of foreign media?

Pakistani journalists working for foreign media organizations are also covered by the new guidelines.

The Media Line: What’s Behind Pakistan’s Restrictive Guidelines To Control Foreign Media?  - Regional Media News

What's Behind Pakistan's Restrictive Guidelines To Control Foreign Media? By Arshad Mehmood / The Media Line Staff [ISLAMABAD] Pakistan has introduced new rules expanding state oversight of foreign media, including imposing a requirement for government clearance before journalists and contributors working for international outlets can undertake reporting assignments outside the country's three largest cities. The move has been strongly criticize…

Pakistan tightens grid on international outlets covering Kashmir amid rising regional unrest

Pakistan on Thursday announced its implementation of the ‘Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026’ (the Guidelines), imposing strict regulatory limits on foreign journalists and local nationals working for international media outlets. The six-page document mandates that all international media operations and their personnel register directly with the External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. These Guidelines als…

What’s Behind Pakistan’s Restrictive Guidelines To Control Foreign Media?

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Media bodies slam Pakistan's new guidelines as 'attack on press freedom'

The rules require foreign media organisations and journalists to register with the government and obtain approval to report outside Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.