Travel ban on Cyril Almeida goes
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 14 October 2016
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Cyril Almeida, a senior journalist, has been removed from the Exit Control List by Pakistan's Interior Ministry. This decision followed a meeting with media representatives, even as an inquiry into the leaked story continues.Summary
ISLAMABAD - The Interior Ministry Friday took Cyril Almeida off the Exit Control List – five days after imposing a travel ban on the senior Dawn journalist.
A notification issued by the ministry and published by Dawn.com said: “It has been decided to delete the name of Cyril Almeida……from the Exit Control List. All concerned are requested to take immediate action in the matter,” it said.
The decision came several hours after a delegation of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) met Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan in Islamabad Friday.
The minister however said inquiry into the story on a high level security meeting, details of which were reportedly ‘leaked’ to Almeida, would continue.
Almeida, an assistant editor with the paper, ran into problems after his October 6 story on civil-military tensions angered the government and the army. This prompted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directing that those responsible be identified for stern action.
Meanwhile, the Corps Commanders who met in Rawalpindi Friday expressed serious concerns over "feeding of false and fabricated story of an important security meeting held at PM House and viewed it as breach of national security."
Image: Cyril Almeida/Scroll.in
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Key Points
- Interior Ministry lifted Cyril Almeida's travel ban after five days.
- The ban was imposed following a leaked story related to civil-military tensions.
- Media organizations advocated for Almeida's removal from the Exit Control List.
- An inquiry into the security meeting leak continues.
- The government's action raised concerns over press freedom in Pakistan.
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