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Independent Media Targeted by Pakistan

Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf pressured Dubai on Saturday to halt the transmission of two of Pakistan's most popular television channels, continuing his crackdown on the country's independent media.

Mazhar Abbas, the deputy director of one of the channels, talks with Andrea Seabrook about the challenges facing journalists in Pakistan.

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