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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Islamic leader condemns Pakistan press law

The move by the Pakistan government to establish a press and publications regulatory authority is an attempt to "ambush" freedom of press, according to Professor Ghafoor Ahmed, a leading member of the Islamic political party, Jamaat-i-Islami. He argues that the government has been guilty of hypocrisy by claiming that it believes in press freedom while seeking to control newspapers. (Via Asia )

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