World Press Freedom Day was observed across the globe today (Tuesday). 

This year's theme of the day is "Journalism under digital siege," that spotlights the multiple ways in which journalism is endangered by surveillance and digitally-mediated attacks on journalists, and the consequences of all this on public trust in digital communications.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, in her message on the day, tweeted that ultimate conscience of society is a responsible conscientious free press and its contribution is transparency, accountability as well as healthy discourse with high standards of ethics and journalism.

She said our collective duty should be unified in condemnation of persecution and intimidation of the press.