Pakistani Media Caught in Middle

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Twenty minutes into a spirited conversation about Pakistan's press, a formerly banned television newscaster hears her cell phone beep.

"I received a dirty message right now. Somebody threatened me," says Asma Shirazi, 28, a senior political correspondent and anchor at ARY One World station.

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Pakistani Media Caught in Middle

Pulling a black scarf loosely over her black hair, Shirazi says she doesn't know the messenger. "But you know, we are living in this society (where) everything can be done. Nobody is safe over here. It is very unfortunate."

The press has been battered throughout Pakistan's 60-year histor...

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