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the number of journalists killed in Pakistan this year - Anjum Muneer Raja (Daily Qaumi Pukar), Zeeshan Ashraf Butt (Nawa-i-Waqt), Muhammad Saeed Butt, and Sohail Khan (K-2 Times)

is Pakistan's rank on the Committee to Protect Journalists' 2017 Global Impunity Index.

the number of female journalists killed in 2017. - Committee to Protect Journalists

the number of organizations in the Information and Broadcasting Division (as told to Senate by Information Minister in February 2017).

journalists killed in the course of their work in 2017. - Committee to Protect Journalists.

the number of journalists (including professional journalists, citizen-journalists, and media workers) killed worldwide in 2017. - Reporters Without Borders.

the number of journalists killed between January and October 26, 2018 (Source: UNESCO).

139

is Pakistan's rank on the Reporters Without Borders' 2018 World Press Freedom Index.

150

the number of FM channels in Pakistan.

150

the number of attacks and violations against media and its practitioners, including journalists, in Pakistan in the last one year (May 1, 2017, to April 1, 2018). – Source: Freedom Network Press Freedom Barometer, 2018.

182

the number of journalists who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2016 and 2017 (Source: UNESCO).

262

the number of journalists behind bars around the world in relation to their work as of December 1, 2017. - Committee to Protect Journalists.

500

the number of daily newspapers in Pakistan.

2000

the approximate number of dailies, weeklies and monthlies in Pakistan.

3323

the number of registered publications in Pakistan (as told to Senate by Information Minister in February 2017).

18000

the estimated number of working journalists in Pakistan.