130 Journal of Peace, Development and Communication Volume 05, Issue 1, January-March 2021 pISSN: 2663-7898, eISSN: 2663-7901 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.36968/JPDC-V05-I01-12 Homepage: https://pdfpk.net/pdf/ Email: se.jpdc@pdfpk.net Article: Self- Censorship By Pakistani Journalists: Causes And Effects Author(s): Muhammad Ayoub Mass Communication Graduate, International Islamic University, Islamabad Muhammad Junaid Ghauri PhD in Mass Communication & Lecturer at Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University Islamabad, Muhammad Tariq Ph.D. scholar, Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University Islamabad Published: 30 th March 2021 Publisher Information: Journal of Peace, Development and Communication (JPDC) To Cite this Article: Ayoub, Muhammad, et al. (2021). “Self- Censorship By Pakistani Journalists: Causes And Effects” Journal of Peace, Development and Communication, vol. Volume 5, no. Issue 1, 2021, pp. 130-142, https://doi.org/10.36968/JPDC-V05-I01-12 Author(s) Note: Muhammad Ayoub is a Mass Communication graduate from International Islamic University, Islamabad and is a media practitioner based in Islamabad. Muhammad Junaid Ghauri is a PhD in Mass Communication and Lecturer at Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. His research interests include Othering, Orientalism, Political Communication, International Communication, Critical Discourse Analysis, and representation of Islam and Muslims in global media. All correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to muhammad.junaid@iiu.edu.pk Muhammad Tariq is a Ph.D. scholar at Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University Islamabad