Pakistan Ulema Council

Tahir Ashrafi against ban on any channel, asks PM to step in

May 23, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Allama Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi, Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council, has strongly opposed banning of any media group, including Geo/Jang Group operations, on any pretext. He also asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step in immediately to defuse the situation by using his influence over both the media group and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Talking to The News on Thursday, Ashrafi,

Curbs on media, bashing of institutions unacceptable: Ashrafi

April 28, 2014

LAHORE: Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has said that no curbs or restrictions on the media are acceptable to the nation but at the same time, no propaganda against state institutions, armed forces can be accepted. Speaking at ‘Ittehad e Ummat’ conference organized by Pakistan Ulema Council, Hafiz Ashrafi said many changes are likely to take place

Tahir Ashrafi against ban on any channel, asks PM to step in

Curbs on media, bashing of institutions unacceptable: Ashrafi

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