BRUSSELS, 12 December 2020, (TON): In a highly controversial report, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in the shape of a 'White Paper on Global Journalism' listed five countries, including Pakistan as the 'Most Dangerous Countries for Practice of Journalism in the World' with 138 journalists being killed in Pakistan since 1990.
The report said, 'The List of Journalists Killed (1990-2020), during which 2,658 journalists lost their lives in the line of duty. Iraq topped the list of most dangerous countries for practising journalism, as 340 journalists lost their lives there, followed by Mexico (178 journalists), the Philippines (178 journalists), Pakistan (138 journalists)'.
The report reflected that in 2020, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) recorded the killing of 42 journalists and media staff so far in targeted attacks, bomb blasts and cross-firing incidents in 15 countries.

Another report by Freedom Network said that Pakistan continues to be ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, as more than 140 journalists have been killed in the country since 2000.

In a separate statement by the journalists they rejected the figures quoted by the International Federation of Journalists and said why don’t IFJ count the pro-Afghan Taliban journalists killed by western forces; the pro-Sadam Hussain journalist killed in Iraq; pro- Colonel Gaddafi journalists killed in Libya and similarly in other countries of Asia, Africa and other continents.