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| Present democratic government believes in free media: Sumsam |
| 2010-08-11 |
| [Associated Press of Pakistan] Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari on Tuesday said the present democratic government believes in free media, freedom of expression, and the reports alleging government had blocked transmission of some television channels are unfounded and baseless. Addressing a press conference here at Press Information Department (PID) he said that transmission of some channels might have been blocked due to confrontation between the two cable operators. The Minister said both the cable operators were issued notices to resolve the issue within no time. "The government does not believe on imposing curbs on media," he added. However, he urged the media to report the events with responsibility and report both sides of the story. He said the government and Ministry of Information strongly condemn the incident in which bundles of newspapers were burnt. The government will take action elements involved in the burning of newspapers copies, he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |