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ISLAMABAD (Pakistan): Former Pakistani Prime Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan allegedly blamed the army Kidnapping journalists During his reign, Dawn reported.
In an interview with US television channel MSNBC, Imran Khan said that Pakistan was at the bottom of the war on terror and that the army was wary of any criticism from journalists. “So they were responsible for a few young men who got caught,” he added.
Comparing it to the current situation where media and journalists are being restricted, Khan brushed off the comparison considering it a “false equation”, and said that no news channel was shut down and no journalist was forced to leave the country while he was in power. .
He added that the only journalist arrested was Motiullah Jan, who was also cured the next day when he learned of the case, according to Dawn.
Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.
He claimed that “four of the country’s leading journalists” had left the country while the fifth, Arshad Sharif, had written a letter to the Chief Justice stating that his life was in danger. He escaped (but was) killed in Kenya.
The PTI chief also referred to his sudden blackout on TV news channels, claiming that he couldn’t even be named.
At this point, the host intervened, saying that when he was Prime Minister, the name of the PML-N could not be mentioned on air.
Khan called the comparison unfounded, saying that Sharif had been found guilty by the High Court and a “fake illness” to leave for England.
“You can’t compare what’s happening to me. I’m not guilty but the media couldn’t say my name.”
Pakistani journalists are witnessing the worst of times. after May 9 protestIslamabad police have arrested several journalists for “inciting rebellion” and inciting people to attack military installations.
On May 9, Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan was arrested in the Islamabad High Court in the case of the Qadir Trust. After his arrest, protests broke out in Pakistan and military installations including the residence of the Corps Commander in Lahore and state property in Pakistan were attacked. The Pakistani military described the day as a “dark chapter” in the country’s history and vowed to bring to justice all those involved in the sabotage.
Not only are journalists arrested, but media censorship is also common in Pakistan. From time to time, the government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz censored news channels.
Recently, prominent Pakistani journalist Sami Abraham was reported to have been “kidnapped” by unknown men in Islamabad on May 24, his family claimed, saying there was no information available regarding his whereabouts, Dawn reported.
Pakistan remains “one of the most dangerous countries” for journalists. According to the New Pakistan report, journalists have been killed in Pakistan by militants, insurgents, and “unknown government actors”.
Abraham has been arrested by law enforcement. Ibrahim Alireza’s brother reported a complaint of kidnapping to the Apara police station in the federal capital, according to Dawn.
In an interview with US television channel MSNBC, Imran Khan said that Pakistan was at the bottom of the war on terror and that the army was wary of any criticism from journalists. “So they were responsible for a few young men who got caught,” he added.
Comparing it to the current situation where media and journalists are being restricted, Khan brushed off the comparison considering it a “false equation”, and said that no news channel was shut down and no journalist was forced to leave the country while he was in power. .
He added that the only journalist arrested was Motiullah Jan, who was also cured the next day when he learned of the case, according to Dawn.
Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.
He claimed that “four of the country’s leading journalists” had left the country while the fifth, Arshad Sharif, had written a letter to the Chief Justice stating that his life was in danger. He escaped (but was) killed in Kenya.
The PTI chief also referred to his sudden blackout on TV news channels, claiming that he couldn’t even be named.
At this point, the host intervened, saying that when he was Prime Minister, the name of the PML-N could not be mentioned on air.
Khan called the comparison unfounded, saying that Sharif had been found guilty by the High Court and a “fake illness” to leave for England.
“You can’t compare what’s happening to me. I’m not guilty but the media couldn’t say my name.”
Pakistani journalists are witnessing the worst of times. after May 9 protestIslamabad police have arrested several journalists for “inciting rebellion” and inciting people to attack military installations.
On May 9, Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan was arrested in the Islamabad High Court in the case of the Qadir Trust. After his arrest, protests broke out in Pakistan and military installations including the residence of the Corps Commander in Lahore and state property in Pakistan were attacked. The Pakistani military described the day as a “dark chapter” in the country’s history and vowed to bring to justice all those involved in the sabotage.
Not only are journalists arrested, but media censorship is also common in Pakistan. From time to time, the government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz censored news channels.
Recently, prominent Pakistani journalist Sami Abraham was reported to have been “kidnapped” by unknown men in Islamabad on May 24, his family claimed, saying there was no information available regarding his whereabouts, Dawn reported.
Pakistan remains “one of the most dangerous countries” for journalists. According to the New Pakistan report, journalists have been killed in Pakistan by militants, insurgents, and “unknown government actors”.
Abraham has been arrested by law enforcement. Ibrahim Alireza’s brother reported a complaint of kidnapping to the Apara police station in the federal capital, according to Dawn.
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