Pakistan Tightens Media Restrictions Amid Crackdown in PoK

Pakistan has implemented a sweeping new crackdown on foreign journalists, requiring them to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to travel outside Islamabad, Lahore, or Karachi.

The move comes amid intense global scrutiny of the government's handling of protests and civil unrest in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

International media watchdogs have condemned the policy as an information chokehold, warning that it severely limits the ability to report on human rights conditions in the region.