Pakistan
Pakistan on way to lifting media restrictions on iPosted Apr 19 2008
Members of Pakistan's newly elected government introduced a bill to Parliament on April 11 that would lift restrictions on independent media in the country previously imposed by President Musharaff. The bill would repeal measures such as confiscating equipment, stopping live coverage, and heavy fines television journalists could incur for defaming the president or the army. Musharraf was initially known as a champion of independent media when he first took power in 1999, but clamped down after they began condemning his policies, the New York Times reports.