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Al Jazeera blocked in Pakistan after reports on PoK crackdown

Tahir Qureshi | Aug 4, 2026, 4:28 PM IST

The influential Qatari broadcaster had published several reports regarding Islamabad's crackdown on anti-government protests and election-related demonstrations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). While Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government has not yet announced a formal ban on the broadcaster, numerous users in Pakistan have stated on social media that they are unable to access Al Jazeera's English website.

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