New Delhi: Having failed to contain the rebellion in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) despite police brutality, the Pakistan government has now banned coverage of the protests by local and international media. Pakistan has restricted digital access to foreign news platforms in the country and tightened travel and reporting guidelines for international journalists. The move came after critical coverage by the international media of the ongoing unrest in PoK. Pakistan’s ministry of information and broadcasting issued a special advisory for international media, stating that foreign media personnel could visit places outside Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad for reporting purposes only after obtaining an NOC from the government. Reports claimed that the crackdown on international media and their digital news platforms came after Al Jazeera exposed the sham elections in PoK and the BBC reported on police brutality.