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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

Pakistan media decry de facto ban on giving airtime to Imran Khan

Security officers escort Imran Khan as he appeared at the Islamabad high court last month.
Security officers escort Imran Khan as he appeared at the Islamabad high court last month.
Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Broadcast journalists in Pakistan have decried a de facto ban on mentioning Imran Khan by name or showing his image after a series of directives issued by the country’s media regulator.

Pakistan’s parliament ousted Khan from parliament in April last year. Since then he has been making nearly daily headlines with fiery speeches and tweets directed at the government and army.

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