Author: Niazi, Zamir
Title: The Press in Chains
Description: Karachi, Royal Book Company, (1987). orig.boards. 22x14cm, 256 pp. Minor rubbing. Slight binding corner bumps. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ An account of the struggle for press freedom in Pakistan, ca. 1947-1989. Contents: The Torchbearers: Jinnah & the Press; Inquisitors in the Grand Temple: Democratic Era; Demise of OPI; Action Against the C & MG; Night of Regimentation: Press Laws; The Plotter & the Executor; Press Advice; Take- Over of APP; Scorecard; Age of Iconoclasm: Ominous Start; Ruthless Repression; Dark Tunnel: Journalists Whipped; Rule of Thumb; Historical Judgement; Appendices: Hijrat Movement; The Joint Editorial; Shariat Court Judgement;

Keywords: Pakistan, Press Freedom, Journalism, Mass Media Laws, Censorship, South Asia, Political History, Law Legal Politics,