All foreign media personnel to require NOC from info ministry for news coverage outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi
Pakistan media NOC
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- NDTV Top Stories·7h ago"Alarming Step": Pakistan Broadens Foreign Media Curbs Amid PoK Unrest
Pakistan has imposed further restrictions on foreign media outlets operating in the country, for the first time seeking to routinely control the movement of Pakistani nationals working for them.
Read at NDTV Top Stories → - The Hindu World·8h agoJournalists, rights bodies condemn curbs on media freedom in Pakistan
Under the new SoPs — Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026 — the journalists associated with foreign media will have to seek permission from the federal government for travelling to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for news coverage
Read at The Hindu World → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·10h agoJournalists, Rights Groups Condemn Pakistan’s Media Freedom Crackdown
The PFUJ strongly condemned the new rules and termed them as restrictions on press freedom.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - DAWN·19h ago'Growing pattern of media curbs': HRCP, PFUJ express concern over new rules for foreign press
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have expressed concerns regarding media freedom after the government mandated foreign media personnel to seek permission for travelling to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and…
Read at DAWN → - Guardian World·1d agoPakistani authorities ban international media from reporting in most of country
Rules brought in soon after killing of dozens of protesters, news of which was reported only by overseas outlets Pakistani authorities have imposed severe new restrictions on international media, including barring them from reporting in most of the country, in a move that has…
Read at Guardian World → - NDTV World·1d ago'Get NOC For Reporting': Pakistan's New Diktat For Foreign Media Amid PoK Protest
The guidelines say all foreign journalists, already registered or accredited with the Ministry's External Publicity (EP) Wing, will now be required to secure a mandatory no-objection certificate (NOC) before travelling to any other city
Read at NDTV World → - Dawn Pakistan·2d agoAll foreign media personnel to require NOC from info ministry for news coverage outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi
All foreign media personnel will now require a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MOIB) to travel to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for news coverage, according to recently issued guidelines. The new Foreign Media…
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