Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A popular news anchor in Pakistan has been taken off the air for three days after he spoke against the rising curbs on freedom of expression in the country.
Pak s popular news host taken off air
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31 May 2021, 23:19 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A popular news anchor in Pakistan has been taken off the air for three days after he spoke against the rising curbs on freedom of expression in the country.
This comes after Hamid Mir, the host of the flagship news program Capital Talk , raised concern about the safety of his colleagues, following the recent attack on reporter Asad Ali Toor.
Mir, who himself has survived assassination attempts said that he ready to go to any extent because they are threatening his family. Nothing new for me. I was banned twice in the past. Lost jobs twice. Survived assassination attempts but cannot stop raising voice for the rights given in the constitution, he tweeted.