Nawaz condemns blockage of private TV transmission
Submitted by Tariq Aftab Hussain on March 13, 2009 – 5:47 pmOne Comment
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has condemned the blocking of Geo News transmission in various cities of country. Talking to media on Friday, Nawaz Sharif said: “These steps have reminded us the negative tactics adopted by former dictator.â€
It may be mentioned here that the transmission of Geo News has been blocked in parts of the twin cities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi Lahore, Quetta, Multan, Rawlakot, Muzaffarabad and several other cities. The concerned officials have directed the cable operators to place Geo News channel at the tail end, making it difficult for the viewers to watch the channel.-SANA
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ISLAMABAD: It has been learned that cable operators across the country blocked the transmission of Geo News on the directive of President Asif Ali Zardari.
President Zardari has sent messages to Geo TV administration in which he has said that if Geo has recovered from the courts the losses incurred following the ban on the channel in former president Pervez Musharraf’s rule then it should stop forthwith the coverage of lawyers movement for the restoration of November 3, 2007 judiciary.
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