Pakistan's Alternative Press: Jihadist Newspapers
260 views · Published 4 September 2015 · 3:02 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty · 2015 · Entertainment
In northwest Pakistan, newspapers and magazines that openly support the Taliban and call for jihad are on sale alongside the mainstream press. Last year, in the wake of a major terrorist attack, the Pakistani government pledged to take action against publications that promote extremism. But the newsstands of Peshawar show that jihadist media is still going strong. (Abdul Hai Kakar, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal)
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