Prime Minister pledges justice, security for journalists in Pakistan
[Photo: CPJ delegation meets with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif]
Islamabad, March 19, 2014 – In a wide-ranging meeting today with a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pledged to continue to expand Pakistan’s media freedoms and address the insecurity plaguing the country’s journalists. He also promised to ease visa and travel restrictions on foreign journalists working in the county.
“The important commitments made by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to address many of the problems facing journalists and their need for security and other issues indicate that he and his government recognize the importance of a free media in Pakistan,” said CPJ board member Kati Marton. “His commitment is encouraging and unprecedented in Pakistan’s history.”