Mirpur Khas Police register FIR against Sabir Shakir
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 22 May 2022
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Sabir Shakir, a presenter with ARY News, has been booked for allegedly promoting anti-state sentiments. The FIR reflects growing concerns regarding press freedom in Pakistan.Summary
MIRPUR KHAS—Mirpur Khas police have booked presenter Sabir Shakir, associated with ARY News, for speaking against national institutions.
Mahmood Hassan, a citizen, filed the case under sections 154, 505, and 131 at Mehran police station for sedition and peddling “anti-state” narrative.
The FIR said that the journalist was stoking anti-national sentiments by maligning Pakistan Army and state institutions.
Shakir, a critic of the coalition government, has criticized the current regime in his shows.
Two more journalists, Sami Ibrahim and Arshad Sharif have also been booked under similar patterns and complaints.
The FIRs registered against the journalists elicited alarm from the journalist community, which condemned the “attack on press freedom.”
Photo: Twitter (@@ARYSabirShakir)
Key Points
- FIR filed against Sabir Shakir under sections 154, 505, and 131.
- Accusations include sedition and peddling an anti-state narrative.
- Two other journalists, Sami Ibrahim and Arshad Sharif, have faced similar actions.
- The journalist community has expressed alarm over these FIRs.
- Criticism of the government by Shakir prompted the filing of the case.
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