May 31, 2014

Jang Group being silenced apparently on military orders, says Amnesty

May 31, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International, the world human rights watchdog, has said that up to 80 percent of the Jang Media Group’s distribution in print and on the airwaves has been disrupted by media industry bodies, apparently under the orders of the Pakistani military. The Pakistani authorities should immediately investigate the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the military’s premier spy agency, over its alleged

Jang Group being silenced apparently on military orders, says Amnesty

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