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[[Reporters without borders]] in its 2020 [[Press Freedom Index]] ranked Pakistan number 145 out of 180 countries based on [[freedom of the press]]. Recent report from [[Reporters without borders]] implies considerable improvement in the freedom of press compared to the preceding years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/ranking|title=2018 World Press Freedom Index|access-date=3 May 2018|publisher=[[Reporters Without Borders]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/world-press-freedom-index-report-2018-india-placed-only-one-rank-above-pakistan-but-why-1220666-2018-05-03|title=World Press Freedom Index Report 2018: India placed only one rank above Pakistan, but why?|date=3 May 2018|work=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503132828/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/world-press-freedom-index-report-2018-india-placed-only-one-rank-above-pakistan-but-why-1220666-2018-05-03|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Media coverage of abuses by both the Pakistan government security forces and militant groups is hindered by an ongoing climate of fear. Journalists, who encounter threats and attacks, are resorting to self-censorship more frequently to protect themselves.<ref>{{Citation |last=Human Rights Watch |title=Pakistan: Events of 2020 |date=2020-12-21 |url=https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/pakistan |work=English |access-date=2023-07-31 |language=en}}</ref>
The Pakistani government intensified its grip on the media, leading to media professionals experiencing heightened coercion, censorship, and a surge in journalist arrests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Human rights in Pakistan |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/asia-and-the-pacific/south-asia/pakistan/report-pakistan/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref>
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