Dawn editor responds to Gen. Ghafoor's tweet
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 9 December 2019
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In response to Gen. Ghafoor's tweet, Dawn's Zaffar Abbas acknowledged a mistake regarding a news item on joint Pakistan-Iran border patrols. He confirmed that corrections will be made following the clarification.Summary
ISLAMABAD — Reacting to a tweet by Director General ISPR Maj. Gen Asif Ghafoor regarding a news item about joint border patrols by Pakistani and Iranian forces, Zaffar Abbas, editor of Dawn, promised to carry out a correction “in light of your statement.”
Gen. Ghafoor had termed the Dawn news item regarding joint patrols as “factually incorrect.”
However, Abbas pointed out that the confusion “was caused by the official news agency APP, as the picture caption said ‘joint patrolling’.” He added that Radio Pakistan also tweeted the same.
The point is noted. The confusion was caused by the official news agency APP, as the picture caption said ‘joint patrolling’. Radio Pak also tweeted the same. But we will be carrying out correction in light of your statement. https://t.co/GwX5AX1VLf
— Zaffar Abbas (@abbasz55) December 9, 2019
Key Points
- Zaffar Abbas responds to Gen. Ghafoor's concerns.
- Corrective actions will be taken regarding the article.
- Confusion stemmed from wording used by the official news agency APP.
- Radio Pakistan also shared similar information.
- The topic of joint border patrols was misrepresented.
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