{"product_id":"media-under-the-shadow-of-death-1024","title":"MEDIA UNDER THE SHADOW OF DEATH","description":"\u0026lt;span style=\"font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\u0026amp;quot;Calibri\u0026amp;quot;,sans-serif;\r\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\r\nminor-latin;mso-bidi-font-style:italic\"\u0026gt;Media Under the Shadow of Death\u0026lt;span style=\"font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\u0026amp;quot;Calibri\u0026amp;quot;,sans-serif;\r\nmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:\r\nminor-latin\"\u0026gt; is a compelling historical and analytical account of Pakistan’s\r\nlong and difficult struggle for press freedom. Drawing on more than four\r\ndecades of firsthand experience, eyewitness accounts, and extensive research,\r\nMazhar Abbas traces the troubled history of journalism in Pakistan—from the\r\nlegacy of colonial-era press laws to censorship and restrictions in the digital\r\nage.\u0026lt;span style=\"font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\u0026amp;quot;Calibri\u0026amp;quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:\r\nminor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"\u0026gt;The book examines how successive\r\ncivilian and military governments have sought to control the media through\r\nlegislation, censorship, intimidation, and institutional pressure. From Ayub\r\nKhan’s Press and Publication Ordinance (PPO) and General Zia-ul-Haq’s lashings\r\nto Pervez Musharraf’s “Emergency Plus” and contemporary cyber laws such as\r\nPECA, Abbas documents the continuing contest over freedom of expression and the\r\ncontrol of public information.\u0026lt;span style=\"font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\u0026amp;quot;Calibri\u0026amp;quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:\r\nminor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"\u0026gt;At the centre of this history are\r\nthe journalists and organisations that resisted these pressures. The book\r\nhighlights the courageous role of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists\r\n(PFUJ) and the Karachi Press Club (KPC), both of which became important centres\r\nof resistance, solidarity, and free expression during some of the country’s\r\ndarkest periods.\u0026lt;span style=\"font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;\r\nfont-family:\u0026amp;quot;Calibri\u0026amp;quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:\r\nminor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"\u0026gt;The book also pays tribute to\r\njournalists who lost their lives in the line of duty, including Daniel Pearl,\r\nHayatullah Khan, Saleem Shahzad, Wali Khan Babar, Musa Khankhel, Jan Mohammad\r\nMehr, Shan Dahar, and Arshad Sharif. Their deaths, and the impunity surrounding\r\nmany attacks on journalists, reveal the profound human cost of reporting in an\r\nenvironment marked by violence and insecurity. Particular attention is given to\r\njournalism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and rural Sindh whose stories\r\nhave often remained underreported.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u0026lt;span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;\r\nline-height:107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin\"\u0026gt;\u0026amp;nbsp;","brand":"Mazhar Abbas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67884038357052,"sku":"9789697310760","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9789697310760_1.jpg?v=1793443279","url":"https:\/\/libertybooks.com\/products\/media-under-the-shadow-of-death-1024","provider":"Liberty Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}