Pakistani media among freest in Asia: Report

Islamabad - The group, which is better known by its French acronym RSF, ranked Pakistan 147th out of 180 countries in its latest world rankings for Press freedom.

The media in Pakistan is "among the freest in Asia", according to a report released in Washington on Wednesday.
The report alleged that journalists in Pakistan are targeted by extremist groups, militant organisations and the country's intelligence agencies.
But Reporters Without Borders, which formulated the report, also noted that media in Pakistan were "among the freest in Asia when it comes to covering political squabbles".
The group, which is better known by its French acronym RSF, ranked Pakistan 147th out of 180 countries in its latest world rankings for Press freedom. This is a 12-place gain from the previous year, when Pakistan was ranked 159th.
Pakistan scored 48.52 out of 100 points on the global score for freedom, which is a gain of 1.94 points from the previous year, when Pakistan scored 50.46 points.
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