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Pakistan Unveils 2026 Media Guidelines, Blocks Al Jazeera

8/6/2026

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Pakistan's Ministry of Information issued Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026, requiring NOCs to work outside Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.
The guidelines revoke accreditation for acts deemed against Pakistan's ideology, sovereignty, security or public order.
Al Jazeera was blocked after its correspondent reported on Kashmir protests, which the ministry called “yellow journalism”.
PFUJ general secretary Nasir Zaidi said the guidelines are “worse than martial law” and aim to hide truth.

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Pakistan's Ministry of Information issued Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026, requiring NOCs to work outside Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.
The guidelines revoke accreditation for acts deemed against Pakistan's ideology, sovereignty, security or public order.
Al Jazeera was blocked after its correspondent reported on Kashmir protests, which the ministry called “yellow journalism”.
PFUJ general secretary Nasir Zaidi said the guidelines are “worse than martial law” and aim to hide truth.