Geo News Blocked
May 5, 2007 |21:06 | Gossips | Politics | Showbiz By : Hardesh Hira
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n a number of small areas of the nation counting Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkar, Mirpur Khas and Nawabshah, Geo News broadcast has been blocked. A few circles stated that MQM bade the cable operators to shut down the telecast. The cable operators were allegedly asked to keep the telecast closed down until the chief justice rally came to an end.
MQM leader Haider Abbas Rizwi denied the shutting down of telecast by MQM. Meantime, some political leaders including Mian Nawaz Sharif condemned the blockage of the telecast. In a statement issued by former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, he said that impeding private channels telecast is an attack on the press freedom.Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chief Imran Khan condemned the blockading of private TV’s telecast in Sindh. ARD and Pakistan Muslim League (N) leaders including Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Pir Sabir Shah, Mehtab Ahmed Khan said the truth cannot be stopped from being seen by shutting down private TV’s transmission.
1 Comments
asim
May 8, 2007 |12:26
oh no
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