this capacity i represent not only dawn but the 400 newspapers and magazines of the whole pakistan newspaper societych i am president of. it is my task as president of all pakistan newspaper society to represent the threats and dangers. i need to get to the specifics. otherwise you will stand accused at home, not least by the military, who are very angry that you have raised such an stink here, you will be accused of misrepresentation. so, give me the facts. what are the specifics? i think the first part of it has to do with the interruption, massive intervention, in the distribution system of newspapers, and of blocking television broadcasts in pakistan. so, dawn obviously has a distribution throughout the country. are you saying your newspaper cannot now be read by the people who want to read it across the country? in large parts of the country it can be read and in equally large parts it cannot be read. in certain cities like larkana, until 2a hours ago, they haven't seen dawn for two and a half months. blocking tv broadcasts... who is blocking it? well, if we were to believe the cpj, the committ

hameed haroon is the ceo of dawn and also head of the all pakistan newspapers society. a political class, of political leadership, on the eve of the elections. the media is required to be silent about it under the guise of national security. and as a consequence, we are being targeted because we don't believe that kind of silence is what this country is all about. last year, former prime minister nawaz sharif was disqualified from office. he's now on trial for corruption. sharif‘s supporters and many analysts say his rivals, the military, forced him from power using the courts as a cover. the army denies that, but the journalists and outlets being targeted are those critical of the military. earlier this year, geo news was taken off air in large parts of pakistan, reappearing after reportedly agreeing to change its editorial stance. at the dawn newspaper offices, they are still printing copies and still reporting as before. but with just over three weeks until the elections, many in pakistan are nervous about what lies ahead. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. a con

hameed haroon is the ceo of dawn and also head of the all pakistan newspapers society.political class, of political leadership, on the eve of the elections. the media is required to be silent about it under the guise of national security. and as a consequence, we are being targeted because we don't believe that kind of silence is what this country is all about. last year, former prime minister nawaz sharif was disqualified from office. he's now on trial for corruption. sharif‘s supporters and many analysts say his rivals, the military, forced him from power using the courts as a cover. the army denies that, but the journalists and outlets being targeted are those critical of the military. earlier this year, geo news was taken off air in large parts of pakistan, reappearing after reportedly agreeing to change its editorial stance. at the dawn newspaper offices, they are still printing copies and still reporting as before. but, with just over three weeks until the elections, many in pakistan are nervous about what lies ahead. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. new mig

hameed haroon is the ceo of dawn and also head of the all pakistan newspapers society.l leadership, on the eve of the elections. the media is required to be silent about it under the guise of national security. and as a consequence, we are being targeted because we don't believe that kind of silence is what this country is all about. last year, former prime minister nawaz sharif was disqualified from office. he's now on trial for corruption. sharif‘s supporters and many analysts say his rivals, the military, forced him from power using the courts as a cover. the army denies that, but the journalists and outlets being targeted are those critical of the military. earlier this year, geo news was taken off air in large parts of pakistan, reappearing after reportedly agreeing to change its editorial stance. at the dawn newspaper offices, they are still printing copies and still reporting as before. but with just over three weeks until the elections, many in pakistan are nervous about what lies ahead. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. from construction to medicine, bambo