Pakistan's not so free media

The media system in Pakistan is not a particularly free one as reflects the characteristics that are most identifiable with the authoritarian media model. Pakistan has to overcome several media barriers. According to freedomhouse.org, Pakistan is ranked as a “non-free” nation. One of the barriers that contribute to this non-free ranking is an economical one. As previously stated, the APP was adopted by the Pakistan’s information ministry due to poor financial status. The APP may have been able to remain free and unbiased if it had been forced to rely on the government for money.

more info on Pakistani media can be found at freedom house's section on Pakistan: http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2007