The number of journalists and media workers fired from their jobs in Lahore during the last five years is around 1000. According to Afzal Butt, president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, more than 10,000 journalists have been fired from their jobs since 2017. Journalists are facing many problems including salary reduction and unemployment
Journalism sector in Pakistan has been declining for the past few years, thousands of journalists have been dismissed from their jobs, economic security has become an important issue for journalists. According to the South Asia Press Freedom Report, 2,000 journalists (working journalists) and non-journalistic staff (non-journalistic staff) have been dismissed from their jobs in