# Pakistan

Government actions against journalists in Pakistan

[RSF 2026 rank: 153rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Pakistan is in Southern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Pakistan, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Official labels: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PK&tactic=disinformation_labeling), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/disinformation_labeling
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PK&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing

## Heads of government at the time

- [Shehbaz Sharif: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/shehbaz-sharif)

## Incidents by year

### 2025

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 29, 2025 | [Pakistan amends cybercrime law to create new agency policing 'fake' online content](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | Punish | [Shehbaz Sharif](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/shehbaz-sharif) | Sustained |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/pk.

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