State of Press Freedom in Pakistan

1st PHASE: SINCE INCEPTION (1947-1958)

1. Public Safety Act, 1948
2. APP (Associated Press Pakistan)
3. Security of Pakistan act, 1949
4. Cancellation of declaration

2nd PHASE: AYUB & YAHYA REGIME (1958-1971)

1. Press & Publication Ordinance, 1960
2. Detention of News Editors
3. Press advice system
4. Central Press Consulate Council, 1966
5. Decade of development celebration
6. Election of 1970

3rd PHASE: BHUTTO REGIME (1971-1977)

1. Cancellation of Declaration
2. Shallow slogans of Press Freedom

4th PHASE: ZIA REGIME (1977-1988)

1. Black tunnel of journalism
2. Advertisement quota with favoritism
3. Martial Law Regulation (MLR)
4. Punishment of lashes, 1974
5. Censorship of new papers, 1979
6. Easier Declaration of newspapers, 1985
7. Mushroom growth of news papers
8. Black sheep of Professionalism

5th PHASE: BENAZIR & NAWAZSHRIF (1988-1999)

1. Tools to restrain press freedom
2. Observation of Black Day (1991)
3. Increase of duty on newsprint
4. Corruption & Malpractices
5. Conflict of Govt & Jang

6th PHASE: MUSHARAF REGIME (1999-2008)

1. Freedom of press
2. Charge of promoting obscenity
3. PEMRA, 2002
4. The press council of Pakistan Ordinance (2002)
5. Press Newspapers & News Agencies Registration ordinance (2002)
6. Judicial crisis
7. Election of 2008
8. Liberal way of being conservative
9. Lawyers Movement
10. Restoration of Judiciary