Pakistan calls for end to media repression in Kashmir.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has called for an end to the 'campaign of harassment and intimidation' of Kashmiri journalists, as it condemned India's repression of the media in occupied Kashmir. In a statement issued on World Press Freedom Day, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said that Pakistan expressed solidarity with the journalist community in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

'While saluting their exceptional courage, we also honour the sacrifice of those Kashmiri journalists who have laid down their lives in the line of duty. The latest among those martyrs was Shujaat Bukhari in June 2018.'

The FO spokesperson also expressed appreciation for the work journalists in the occupied valley are doing 'It is commendable that Kashmiri journalists continue to work with conviction and professionalism, despite the heavy handedness of Indian occupation forces acting with impunity under the draconian Public Safety Act, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

'Global media watchdogs, Indian and international human rights groups, and civil society organisations have expressed deep concerns over unprecedented restrictions imposed on the media, the widespread intimidation of Kashmiri journalists, and the...