ISLAMABAD: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has expressed concern over filing of a treason case against Cyril Almeida and placing his name on the exit control list.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on Wednesday, Arif Nizami, the council\u2019s president, senior vice president Imtinan Shahid and Dr Jabbar Khattak stressed that all state and non-state institutions must respect media freedom as it was \u201cvital to a democratic culture\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreedom of expression has been guaranteed in the constitution,\u201d the CPNE recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not proper to persecute any journalist for interviewing a former prime minister. It is not a crime to perform journalistic duty,\u201d the statement added. \u201cSuch actions amount to eliminating media freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CPNE leadership said one-sided action and filing of cases against any journalist violated human rights and media freedom guaranteed by the constitution.<\/p>\n

The statement said accepting of responsibility on the part of the publication concerned was in line with journalistic principles.<\/p>\n

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