A monthly report on trends relating to digital rights, policies, practices & media
Tracking: Internet and digital policies and regulations
Digitalization in governance and socio-economic domains
Digital rights violations and protections
Digital rights advocacy and defense
Digital media and online free speech
Vol. 6, No. 4 – April 2026 Edition
Produced by Freedom Network – www.fnpk.org
SECTION 1: Internet and digital policies and regulations
- Federal and provincial governments (ministries and departments)
- Internet regulators
- Media regulators
- Telecom regulators
- Internet access / connectivity
5G to multiply streaming speeds in Pakistan
Date: April 1, 2026 – Source: Dawn
5G could boost streaming speeds by three to five times, said Umar Siddique Raja, Director of Marketing Segments at Zong. However, actual performance will hinge on how much bandwidth operators allocate. Of Pakistan’s 200 million mobile connections, only five million use 5G enabled handsets.
Islamabad Airport becomes Pakistan’s first to offer 5G internet
Date: April 4, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: The News, Source 3: Business Recorder (BR)
According to the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA), the Islamabad International Airport became the country’s first to offer 5G services. Passengers will now be able to enjoy ultra-fast internet for seamless streaming, video calls, and browsing.
Senator questions delay in satellite internet
Date: April 14, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Senator Sarmad Ali moved a call attention notice in the Senate over delays in issuing satellite internet licenses. He said at least five companies were awaiting final clearance while experts warned regulatory uncertainty was slowing next-generation connectivity.
Gilgit-Baltistan clears policy directives for 5G trials
Date: April 26, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) approved policy directives for 5G trials, clearing the way for four telecommunication operators to begin testing. Officials said the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will move ahead with implementation following approval from the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication.
Pakistan’s satellite internet plan in final stage
Date: April 28, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
Pakistan’s satellite internet framework now prioritizes national security, spectrum management, and compliance requirements. The licensing regime for fixed satellite services is reportedly in its final stage, awaiting federal cabinet approval.
Emirati telecommunication firm ‘mulling exit’ from Pakistan
Date: April 30, 2026 – Source: Dawn
Etisalat, an Emirati business group, is said to be in the process of reviewing its exposure to Pakistan’s telecommunication sector, reportedly as part of a broader portfolio optimization exercise that could lead to its exit from the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL).
Government targets 60pc fiberization in three years
Date: April 30, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Speaking at the EU-Pakistan Business Forum 2026, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja said the federal government aimed to raise internet fiberization to nearly 60 percent within the next three years.
SECTION 2: Digital rights advocacy and defense
- Pakistan-based citizens and civil society organizations
- Independent international digital rights organizations
- UN and global multilateral organizations
- Governmental and other sources
Pakistan narrows digital gender gap to 25pc amid inclusion push
Date: April 7, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today, Source 3: Mettis Global
Pakistan’s mobile internet gender gap fell to 25 percent, while over 800,000 women opened digital wallets during Ramazan – signalling gains in digital and financial inclusion. The figures were shared in the review of the four-year Digitalization for Women Economic Empowerment (D4WEE) project.
Date: April 19, 2026 – Source: The News
The war in the Middle East has driven up oil prices, prompting Pakistan to suspend physical classes to curb fuel use. While schools and universities shift online, unequal access to digital resources leaves millions of students at risk of falling behind. Even brief closures deepen existing digital inequalities.
Digital life hurting families, warn experts
Date: April 28, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Experts warned that the rise of digital life and brand obsession among Generation Z was eroding traditional family routines, with harmful consequences for relationships, mental and physical health, and weakening of the cohesion that once defined home life.
SECTION 3: Digital rights violations and protections
- Citizens and netizens – including case studies
- Media, journalists and other information practitioners
- Online free speech
- Online access to information
- Privacy violations
- Data protection
- Surveillance
- Misinformation / disinformation / fake news
- Cybercrime
Government defends web monitoring system
Date: April 3, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
The federal government defended the country’s web monitoring system (WMS) in the National Assembly, asserting that it was aimed at regulating unlawful online content and did not infringe upon citizens’ privacy, while lawmakers raised concerns over oversight and legality.
The problem with Pakistan’s cybercrime watchdog
Date: April 5, 2026 – Source: Dawn
While authorities claim that the National Cyber Crime Investigation Authority (NCCIA) was ‘modernizing digital law enforcement’, critics argue that the system was increasingly being used to police online speech rather than combat cybercrime.
FIA to use artificial intelligence for tracking down ‘most wanted criminals’
Date: April 6, 2026 – Source: Dawn
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to track criminals by generating real-time visualizations of their appearance. Its ‘Red Book’ was updated to produce new visuals from old photographs.
Date: April 7, 2026 – Source: The News
Privacy is not a luxury but a constitutional promise and a fundamental right of Pakistani citizens. Yet they have no legal framework that would grant them the right to know who holds their data and why, to correct inaccuracies, to stop misuse or to seek redress when their data is leaked or abused.
Preliminary draft of law against online harassment, blackmail prepared
Date: April 11, 2026 – Source: Dawn
An initial draft of the Punjab Online Safety Act 2026, aimed at addressing harassment and blackmail on social media, has been prepared and is reportedly set to be presented in the Punjab Assembly for approval.
The weaponization of the internet
Date: April 12, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
Once hailed as the great equalizer, the internet in 2025 again became a nightmare as governments and armed groups weaponized digital connectivity, cutting off populations with unprecedented frequency.
Lahore High Court hears contempt plea against PTA, FIA
Date: April 17, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
The Lahore High Court (LHC) heard a contempt of court petition against the Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for allegedly failing to implement court orders regarding the removal of blasphemous content from social media platforms.
Online abuse in Pakistan evolving fast, claims new report
Date: April 19, 2026 – Source: The News
The Digital Rights Foundation’s (DRF) latest report revealed that online abuse in Pakistan was outpacing containment efforts. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made harassment more scalable and harder to trace, while children were being drawn into an ecosystem of harm the state could not confront.
Energy sector infrastructure: Russia offers cyber protection
Date: April 20, 2026 – Source 1: Business Recorder (BR), Source 2: Pakistan Today
Russia offered to cooperate with Pakistan in strengthening the cyber protection of its energy sector infrastructure – a move that came amid rising global concerns over cyber threats to critical utilities.
Punjab issues advisory on WhatsApp hacking, impersonation fraud
Date: April 23, 2026 – Source: The News
The Punjab Home Department issued a province-wide advisory to administrative departments and law enforcement agencies warning of a sharp rise in WhatsApp hacking and impersonation scams targeting government officials.
Social media post lands citizen in jail amid security alert
Date: April 25, 2026 – Source: Dawn
Police in Islamabad arrested a citizen for allegedly mocking the Tarnol railway crossing by likening it to the Strait of Hormuz on social media. The arrest followed the registration of a case under Sections 188, 341, and 511 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Kidnappers go digital, robbers stage crashes
Date: April 25, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
A fresh case of digital currency theft during a short-term kidnapping surfaced in Karachi, where a young man was abducted near the airport and forced to transfer thousands of dollars from his digital account.
Survey finds gaps in Pakistan’s corporate cybersecurity policies
Date: April 25, 2026 – Source: Business Recorder (BR)
A Kaspersky survey revealed gaps in corporate cybersecurity policies in Pakistan and weak implementation of rules, leaving companies vulnerable to data breaches.
Punjab extends ban on outdoor use of drones
Date: April 27, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Express Tribune, Source 3: The Nation
The Punjab government extended a complete ban on flying drones outdoors across the province for another 30 days to ‘prevent disturbance of public peace and to safeguard lives and property in the districts of Punjab’.
SECTION 4: Digitalization
- Digitalization in governance sectors / e-governance
- Digitalization in social and development sectors
- Digitalization in business and commercial sectors
Pakistani banks, telecommunication operators clash over SMS fee
Date: April 2, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Business Recorder (BR)
Pakistan’s telecommunication operators, including Ufone, Zong and Jazz, clarified that customer-facing SMS alert charges for banking transactions were determined by banks, as scrutiny intensified following discussions within the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue.
Pakistan’s digital economy could hit 7pc of GDP by 2030
Date: April 2, 2026 – Source 1: The News, Source 2: The Nation, Source 3: Business Recorder (BR)
Pakistan’s digital economy could contribute between five and seven percent to gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, if structural changes were addressed and reforms accelerated, according to a report released by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI).
FBR proposes framework to tax earnings from social media content
Date: April 3, 2026 – Source 1: The News, Source 2: Pakistan Today, Source 3: Arab News
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued a draft amendment introducing a new tax framework for individuals earning income from content on social media platforms, with the rules stating that content publishers with over 50,000 subscribers will be liable to pay tax on their income.
Date: April 5, 2026 – Source: The News
The Digital Nation Pakistan Act 2025 is among the pioneering pieces of national legislation anywhere to codify a National Digital Masterplan as a statutory obligation – not a ministerial priority, but an enforceable legal instrument.
Date: April 5, 2026 – Source: The News
The gig economy will not, by itself, resolve Pakistan’s structural challenges. But in a period of regional instability, energy constraints and sluggish formal job creation, it offers something valuable: a pathway to income that requires little capital, no factory and no visa.
Punjab finalizes school AI curriculum within 60-day deadline
Date: April 6, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Punjab finalized a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum for schools within the 60-day deadline set by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Officials said the framework would be introduced in phases, starting with selected schools.
Date: April 6, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) new plan to tax YouTubers by views may be its most incoherent policy yet. It proposes rates up to 66 percent for overseas creators, ignoring that YouTube does not pay a flat rate. Earnings range from as little as $1 to rarely above $30 per 1,000 views.
Pakistan’s IT exporters, freelancers get relief
Date: April 7, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Business Recorder (BR)
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) exempted information technology (IT) companies and freelancers from declaring the receipt of proceeds of up to $25,000, softening the services export reporting rules with an aim to accelerate growth of the country’s IT exports.
Balochistan goes digital for investors
Date: April 7, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Pakistan Today, Source 3: Digital Rights Foundation (DRF)
The Balochistan government launched a digital Business Facilitation Center (BFC) to simplify business procedures and improve investor confidence. Officials said the one-window platform will provide licensing, registration and other regulatory services in one place.
Digital wallets, real relief: Pakistan’s quiet revolution in public service delivery
Date: April 9, 2026 – Source: Business Recorder (BR)
Pakistan’s fintech ecosystem has grown rapidly in recent years, yet much of the debate around digital wallets is centered on consumer payments and merchant transactions. The government’s subsidy programs demonstrate that digital financial infrastructure could also serve as the backbone of public welfare delivery.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Cashless economy
Date: April 11, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
With the passage of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Digital Payment Bill 2026, the province moved towards becoming Pakistan’s first cashless economy, mandating businesses to accept digital payments and prominently display QR codes.
Pakistan’s IT sector drives services’ exports
Date: April 12, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Pakistan’s services exports rose by 18 percent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY2025-26), largely driven by higher earnings from the information technology (IT) sector, according to official data.
Reviewing Pakistan’s crypto regulations
Date: April 13, 2026 – Source: Dawn
While Pakistan’s move toward crypto regulation marks a progressive step, it also brings into focus a structural gap and the need to balance innovation at risk management, particularly in areas such as anti-money laundering, data localization, consumer protection, and financial stability.
Lessons from America’s AI policy
Date: April 13, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
In 2026, the White House issued an artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework stressing innovation, growth, and safety, while Punjab approved its first AI Roadmap after the National AI Policy 2025. Both recognized AI’s importance, though at different stages of regulatory maturity.
Government partners with Google to arm youth with AI skills
Date: April 14, 2026 – Source 1: Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Source 2: Dawn
Google for Developers, in partnership with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, launched AI Seekho 2026 to accelerate Pakistan’s digital transformation. The nationwide program will offer young professionals with free access to advanced AI training.
Pakistan legalizes virtual assets
Date: April 15, 2026 – Source: Dawn
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced a significant policy change, legalizing and encouraging the use of virtual assets through the enactment of the Virtual Assets Act 2026.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government greenlights establishment of AI Education Authority
Date: April 15, 2026 – Source: Dawn
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reviewed progress on educational reforms, virtual schools and AI- driven teaching across the province. He also approved the creation of the AI Education Authority and directed officials to finalize preparations for its launch.
Parliamentary panel seeks review of high taxes on mobile handsets
Date: April 17, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: The News, Source 3: Pakistan Today
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance expressed concern over the high tax burden on mobile handsets, directing the Tax Policy Office (TPO) in the Ministry of Finance to submit a detailed report on the existing tax structure for both imported and locally manufactured devices.
Punjab offers free Google certification courses for students
Date: April 18, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Express Tribune, Source 3: Daily Times
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz approved free Google certification courses for over 10,000 students across the province. Under the initiative, students will not be charged fees ranging from $400 to $1,000 for the courses.
HEC plans digital degree attestation system
Date: April 20, 2026 – Source 1: The News, Source 2: Pakistan Today
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) announced plans to launch a fully digital degree attestation system, enabling students to complete the process online without visiting offices or submitting physical documents.
Date: April 20, 2026 – Source: The News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in daily life, enhancing efficiency but also carrying hidden risks in data, design, and use. To grasp its true impact, we must look beyond benefits and examine how these risks evolve over time.
Balochistan introduces digital monitoring system to enhance field supervision
Date: April 21, 2026 – Source: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)
The Balochistan government introduced a digital monitoring system designed to ensure attendance, performance, and effective supervision of field officers across the province. The new initiative incorporates a live-location-based attendance mechanism.
Date: April 21, 2026 – Source: Dawn
Online learning equips students for the future by mirroring modern workplaces built on digital communication, remote collaboration, and self-directed tasks. It fosters subject mastery alongside digital fluency and independence, making digital literacy an indispensable skill.
Supreme Court conducts seamless hybrid hearing
Date: April 21, 2026 – Source: The News
The Supreme Court (SC) conducted proceedings from its principle seat in Islamabad, with Justice Ayesha Malik joining via secure video link from the court’s Lahore Registry. This hybrid arrangement was prompted by an urgent situation affecting the bench’s composition in Lahore.
PAFLA urges government, internet companies to provide speedy connectivity
Date: April 21, 2026 – Source: The News
The Pakistan Freelancers Association (PAFLA) urged the federal government and internet service providers to ensure uninterrupted, high-speed internet services nationwide to support the digitally connected economy, including freelancers and gig economy workers.
CPEC 2.0, $1 billion AI fund to prop up Pakistan’s digital economy
Date: April 21, 2026 – Source 1: The News, Source 2: Express Tribune, Source 3: Pakistan Today
Pakistan’s push for a knowledge-driven digital economy gained strong business backing as the Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) highlighted the transformative potential of CPEC 2.0 and the government’s proposed $1 billion AI Fund in reshaping the country’s economic future.
PTCL returns to profit after four-year hiatus
Date: April 22, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Express Tribune, Source 3: Pakistan Today
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) returned to profitability, reporting a Rs3.1 billion net profit in Q1 2026 versus a Rs4 billion loss in the same period last year. Revenues rose 58 percent year-on-year, with the company announcing plans to launch 5G services in May 2026.
Skills, e-commerce key to boosting Pakistan’s exports
Date: April 22, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Business Recorder (BR)
Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan said that Pakistan could boost its exports by combining skills development, e-commerce integration, and gradual formalization of the economy, while ensuring a level playing field for compliant businesses.
Two Pakistani astronauts selected as candidates for China-led space mission
Date: April 23, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Express Tribune, Source 3: Reuters
China selected two Pakistan astronauts, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, as candidates for its manned space program. Both will travel to China for training, and one will participate in a flight mission as a payload specialist and become the first foreign astronaut in China’s space station.
Date: April 23, 2026 – Source: Dawn
Despite security disruptions in Islamabad, the Supreme Court (SC) kept cases moving through virtual participation and digitized files, underscoring how its embrace of digital tools since 2019 had become central to tackling backlog with greater efficiency and transparency.
Pakistan to launch unified e-gate airport clearance system
Date: April 23, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: The News, Source 3: Business Recorder (BR)
In a bid to modernize border control and cut wait time for travelers, Pakistan appeared to be moving towards a ‘one-window’ airport clearance system using e-gates and smart scanners, with a joint strategy by the Ministries of Defense and Interior coming under detailed discussion.
Pakistani co-founder’s AI startup set for $60 billion takeover by SpaceX
Date: April 24, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Pakistan Today, Source 3: Business Recorder (BR)
SpaceX said it had secured an option to either acquire code-generation startup Cursor, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup co-founded by Pakistani-born Sualeh Asif, for $60 billion later this year, or pay $10 billion for their new partnership.
Digital audit system implemented in 30 field offices across Pakistan
Date: April 24, 2026 – Source 1: Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Source 2: Express Tribune
The federal government completed the implementation of the Audit Management Information System (AMIS) in 30 field offices across Pakistan, marking a step towards digitizing the public sector audit system.
Punjab offers five-month paid IT internships
Date: April 24, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
The Punjab government introduced a paid information technology (IT) internship program offering a monthly stipend of Rs50,000, with over 2,400 positions available across the province under the Chief Minister Punjab Internship Initiative.
Date: April 24, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
The Supreme Court (SC) took a major step towards making justice more accessible by formally adopting digital hearings across multiple cities. For a judiciary long weighed down by paper files and an adjournment culture, this policy change is welcome.
Duties on used mobile handsets hiked by 175 percent
Date: April 24, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Express Tribune, Source 3: The Nation
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) increased its customs valuation on used imported mobile handsets by up to 175 percent, making 62 models from various companies more expensive for purchase.
Citizens can now access birth, death records via NADRA’s digital portal
Date: April 25, 2026 – Source: Dawn
Date: April 25, 2026 – Source: Dawn
The government’s decision to increase the ‘assessed value’ of various models of used mobile handsets being imported into the country suggests that the country’s tax authorities increasingly view technology as something to extract value from even before it has created any for its user.
SECP proposes IBAN, biometric checks for investors
Date: April 25, 2026 – Source: The News
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) proposed amendments to its anti-money laundering and counter financing regulations, introducing IBAN-based verification and multi-biometric authentication to enable fully digital onboarding of investors.
Date: April 25, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
The selection of two Pakistani astronauts as candidates for a Chinese manned space mission is a moment of immense national pride and a landmark that will hopefully encourage children to dream of reaching the stars.
Mobile phone makers urge crackdown on smuggled, cloned handsets
Date: April 26, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Domestic mobile phone manufacturers urged the government to curb smuggled, stolen and cloned handsets, saying the practice was damaging the formal sector. The industry also opposed any move to allow commercial imports of used phones.
The wrong fix for Pakistan’s payments
Date: April 27, 2026 – Source: Dawn
Pakistan should strengthen local resilience while embracing international innovation, competition, and connectivity. Restrictive measures – such as mandating local cards or forcing co-badging – should be avoided. Instead, customers should have the freedom to choose, and banks the flexibility to offer both.
Date: April 27, 2026 – Source: Express Tribune
A quiet but consequential stride has been taken in Pakistan’s long and uneven journey into space. The successful launch of EO-3 satellite from a Chinese launch center marks a shift in how the country may begin to use space technology.
PVARA makes prior approval mandatory for all virtual asset pilots and partnerships
Date: April 28, 2026 – Source 1: Dawn, Source 2: Pakistan Today
The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) issued a compliance advisory making it clear that any agreement, pilot project, or partnership involving virtual assets must obtain prior regulatory authorization before being announced or implemented.
Crypto could raise remittances to $50 billion, says ECAP chairman
Date: April 29, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
Chairman of the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) Malik Muhammad Bostan said crypto currency could significantly boost remittance inflows if it evolves into a stable digital payment medium, projecting annual inflows to rise from $38 billion to $50 billion.
Pakistan signs agreement to become ‘data transit hub’ for Central Asia
Date: April 30, 2026 – Source 1: The News, Source 2: Daily Times, Source 3: Arab News
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja said Pakistan had signed an agreement which will turn the country into a regional “data transit hub for the whole of Central Asia” through new cross-border digital connectivity links.
Pakistan’s passport system set for digital overhaul
Date: April 30, 2026 – Source 1: Express Tribune, Source 2: Pakistan Today
The Directorate of Passports and Immigration completed a review of passport processing and approved reforms for a digital overhaul. The plan includes digital compliant centers, an online application and work on 24-hour digital services.
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OBJECTIVES: This series of monthly report aims to:
- Track developments revolving around the framework of digitalization in Pakistan including policy and advocacy on digital rights, policy enforcements and digital rights violations, covering viewpoints of government, civil society, human rights community including digital rights campaigners, media, citizen journalists and other information practitioners, and regulators of electronic media, internet and telecom sectors, and netizens.
- Monitor the interface between digital rights and Pakistan’s overall legal framework and how developments around them impact freedom of expression and access to information online as well as diversity and pluralism in Pakistan’s digital landscape, cyberspace and internet domains.
- Follow developments around the themes of digital rights, freedom of expression, access to information, privacy, surveillance, data protection, access to internet services, telecom policies, etc.
INFORMATION SOURCES: This report monitors, among others, the following sources of information:
- Government: Federal and provincial cabinets
- Ministries: Related ministries, including Information and Broadcasting, Information Technology (IT) and Telecom, Human Rights, Science and Technology, Commerce and Industry, etc.
- Legislatures: Senate, National Assembly, provincial assemblies, relevant standing committees
- Regulators: Pakistan telecommunications Authority (PTA), Pakistan Electronic Media regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Press Council of Pakistan (PPC), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), etc.
- Global organizations: UN/Unesco, International Media Support (IMS), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), etc.
- National organizations: Digital Rights Foundation (DRF), BoloBhi, Media Matters for Democracy (MMFD), Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA), Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), etc.
- Media: Dawn, The News, Express Tribune, The Nation, Pakistan Today, The Friday Times, etc.
- Social Media:Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- Local networks: Journalists Safety Hubs Network, Alliance on Diversity & Pluralism in Media, etc.
- Research groups: Gallup Pakistan, IPSOS Pakistan, etc.
