This article commented on the conveniently timed TV interview of Pakistan’s leading opposition politician Asif Ali Zardari. Only a few minutes into his TV interview the channel broadcasting was shut down temporarily, when it came back Zardari’s interview was not continued, instead it was replaced by an old video of one of the current ruling party’s leading political figures. BBC got some feedback from an undisclosed source. The source said that this is normal and that the military establishment censors the media both by intimidating channels not to broadcast negative content, but also by prompting channels to push out their own narrative that supports the military and ruling party.

I find it hard to really come up with a question besides, what can the international community do to stop the oppression in Pakistan? The prime minister denies that Pakistan censors the media, but the data suggests otherwise. Reporters have been beaten and channels have been cancelled for weeks on end; so what can the international community do?

Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49088653