Media watchdog wants independent body to dole out govt ads

Media watchdog wants independent body to dole out govt ads

Freedom Network calls on federal, Punjab govts to end "unannounced ban" on Dawn.

FN Demands Immediate Lifting Of Govt Ads Ban On Dawn Media Group

Press Freedom Alert – Freedom Network ISLAMABAD, 10 April 2025: Dawn Media Group, one of the country’s oldest and most respected groups, is facing ban from the federal and Punjab governments’ advertisement since October last year to “punish” it for an independent editorial policy and “not toeing the official lines.” All successive governments have used the release of advertisements as “leverage” against critical media groups trying to follow an …