Jang group of news papers

Description:Since August, CPJ has received numerous reports indicating that the government has embarked upon a systematic campaign to harass and intimidate the Jang Group of Newspapers for publishing articles unflattering to the administration. The Jang group, Pakistan's largest newspaper company, publishes two of the country's most widely-read papers: Yesterday, FIA officers spent hours questioning newspaper staff, demanding to check Jang's actual stock of newsprint against the company's records. This investigation was apparently the latest attempt by officials to intimidate newspaper management. Journalists in Pakistan report that those in power have long used the country's tax code to punish newspapers and magazines for opposing the government. In this case, although the Income Tax Appellate Court has stalled collection of these taxes pending a review of the claim's merits, employees of the Jang Group have reported continued harassment by authorities.

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