At least 183 journalists fell victim to harassment in January-July 2020, according to a report by an independent rights body.
Of them, 20 received death threats over phones during the period, the Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) report noted.
It also disclosed that 15 journalists were attacked and harassed by political parties.
As many as 17 journalists were tortured and harassed by 'terrorists', the rights body said.
Some 74 cases were filed against published news during the period from January to July this year in the country, the independent rights body unveiled in the report.
At least 142 journalists were harassed in 2019 while some 207 journalists faced harassment in 2018, the ASK’s data showed.
