In this picture taken on June 28, 2018, microphones of the different Pakistani news channels are placed at a desk before a press conference outside the Supreme Court building, in Islamabad.
Facing abductions, censorship and financial ruin, journalists in Pakistan say they are under unprecedented pressure to bend to authorities' will as the country heads to nationwide polls, sparking allegations that the military is overseeing a "silent coup". / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI / TO GO WITH: Pakistan-media-elections-military, FOCUS by David STOUT
In this picture taken on June 28, 2018, microphones of the different Pakistani news channels are placed at a desk before a press conference outside the Supreme Court building, in Islamabad.
Facing abductions, censorship and financial ruin, journalists in Pakistan say they are under unprecedented pressure to bend to authorities’ will as the country heads to nationwide polls, sparking allegations that the military is overseeing a “silent coup”. / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI / TO GO WITH: Pakistan-media-elections-military, FOCUS by David STOUT