Iqbal Khattack
Iqbal Khattack is executive director of Freedom Network, Pakistan's first media and development sector watchdog organization. The Freedom Network’s core value is to protect freedom of expression, including freedom of the press and Internet, and access to information and to promote an informed society that sees media as a key partner in a democratic and pluralist Pakistan. He was previously bureau chief for Pakistan's Daily Times. He also served as a correspondent for Agence France Presse for three years. He has been covering the war on terror since 2002, as well as national and state-level politics. Since 1999, he has been Pakistan's representative to Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, with a special interest in freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
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UN Pilot Country Pakistan Takes On Journalist Safety
September 24, 2013 by Iqbal KhattackPakistan is consistently rated one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. A 2011 Dart Centre Asia Pacific Fellow and the director of Pakistan's first media and development sector watchdog organization, Freedom Network, weighs in on the state of the Pakistani media and a new program to address the problems.
UN Pilot Country Pakistan Takes On Journalist Safety
September 24, 2013 by Iqbal KhattackPakistan is consistently rated one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. A 2011 Dart Centre Asia Pacific Fellow and the director of Pakistan's first media and development sector watchdog organization, Freedom Network, weighs in on the state of the Pakistani media and a new program to address the problems.
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