'Not allowed to speak': Imran Khan's sister narrates ordeal of journalists in Pakistan

Noreen Niazi, sister of jailed and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, spoke of the extent of media censorship in her country, claiming that the establishment has been witch-hunting individuals invested in journalism and subjecting them to such a form of oppression that they don’t speak up after their release.

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ANI: Noreen Niazi, sister of jailed and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, spoke of the extent of media censorship in her country, claiming that the establishment has been witch-hunting individuals invested in journalism and subjecting them to such a form of oppression that they don’t speak up after their release.

"Censorship in Pakistan is so extreme that they apprehend media people. Shorab Barkat, who used to run a channel, has been picked up. Before, they picked up journalist Agha Sheikh Sarwar. They (authorities) oppress them so much that when they are let out, they’re not even allowed to speak," Niazi told ANI in an interview.

She said that the situation in Pakistan is such that popular names in the media remain in exile and can’t return since their passports have been “blocked” and their land has been confiscated by the authorities here.