1.0Nationhttps://nationaltimes.pk/engrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LDpTzsdynh"><a href="https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/2026/125044/">Independent press being stifled in Pakistan, says Hameed Haroon</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/2026/125044/embed/#?secret=LDpTzsdynh" width="600" height="338" title="“Independent press being stifled in Pakistan, says Hameed Haroon” — Nation" data-secret="LDpTzsdynh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-670x370-68.png670370KARACHI(National Times)- The governments in Pakistan have long adopted an “anti-media attitude”, which has put pressure on the free press and hindered the growth of independent journalism in the country. Even during periods of martial law, such as that of Pervez Musharraf, there were certain restraints and action against journalists and media houses was not […]