{"id":367781,"date":"2026-08-06T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pakistan-cracks-down-on-foreign-press-after-kashmir-killings-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T09:00:34","slug":"pakistan-cracks-down-on-foreign-press-after-kashmir-killings-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pakistan-cracks-down-on-foreign-press-after-kashmir-killings-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan cracks down on foreign press after Kashmir killings | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9AerVG7JpPM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan cracks down on foreign press after Kashmir killings | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9AerVG7JpPM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>International media have been banned from reporting in most of Pakistan. New rules require every journalist \u2013 foreign or Pakistani \u2013 to get government permission to report outside of Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore. The announcement came just days after security forces were accused of killing protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. A coincidence, or calculated timing? DW&#8217;s Jared Reed discussed this and the state of press freedom in Pakistan with US-based Pakistani journalist Ailia Zehra.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Why Pakistan is restricting international media<br \/>\n00:51 Violence allegations and protests in Kashmir<br \/>\n04:16 A wider crackdown on journalism in Pakistan<br \/>\n09:13 How the restrictions could be enforced<br \/>\n10:23 Risks for local journalists and freelancers<br \/>\n14:01 Why Kashmir receives limited media coverage<br \/>\n16:06 Impact on public access to information<br \/>\n17:41 Pakistan&#8217;s press freedom record and international image<br \/>\n19:44 Can digital media bypass the restrictions?<\/p>\n<p>#kashmirprotest #pressfreedom #pakistan #dwnews <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International media have been banned from reporting in most of Pakistan. New rules require every journalist \u2013 foreign or Pakistani \u2013 to get government permission to report outside of Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore. The announcement came just days after security forces were accused of killing protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. A coincidence, or calculated timing? 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