Media gags: old tactics, new faces | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

From the 1857 Gagging Act and the 1910 Press Act of India, many laws have been made to silence journalists and dissenters. The mindset favoring authoritarian rule has persisted even under nominally democratic governments. Press is invariably the first and foremost target. In this regard, Prime Minister Imran Khan has not distinguished himself from his

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