Sindh Assembly bans live coverage of proceedings
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 13 June 2016
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Sindh Assembly has enacted a ban on live coverage of its proceedings due to rising security concerns. This decision followed several alarming incidents related to media access.Summary
KARACHI: A ban has been slapped on live coverage of Sindh Assembly's proceedings following multiple security threats, Geo News reported Monday.
Quoting Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani, Geo said all passes issued to the media had been revoked.
Back in April, a sting operation conducted by an ARY Television team, saw one of their members easily enter the premises hiding a gun. Two members of the team were briefly arrested.
In another incident, an unattended bag at the Assembly had caused panic. However, later it came to be known it belonged to Sharmila Farooqi.
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Key Points
- Live coverage banned due to multiple security threats.
- Media passes issued have been revoked by the assembly.
- Prior incidents raised concerns over safety, including a gun entry.
- An unattended bag had previously caused a security scare.
- Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani confirmed the ban.
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