According to a report released by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), titled 'Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2022', four media persons were killed while performing their duty in 2022, reports The Express Tribune on January 22. The report mentioned that freedom of media in Pakistan faced exacerbating scenarios of jeopardy in 2022, whereas freedom of speech was continuously suppressed and sabotaged. The CPNE report furthered that during 2022, threats and attacks faced by media personnel in the context of freedom of expression contradicted the claims of democratic Government in Pakistan and reflected the authoritarianism system.