‘Reporters Without Borders report charge sheet against Imran’s govt’

LAHORE: PMLN Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has declared the report by “Reporters without Borders”, a charge sheet against Imran Khan’s government.

In a statement issued Monday, Marriyum said Imran’s fascist mindset and authoritarian attitude and character was maligning Pakistan’s image in the international realm. She said the report by the “Reporters without Borders” is a slap in the face of PTI’s government’s claims of democracy and performance. The global community had slammed Imran government’s suppression of the freedom of press.

“The report said the PTI government was worse than military dictatorships in Pakistan when it comes to press freedom. The Human Rights Watch, Pakistan Press Freedom Report, and Freedom Network Report had already declared the Imran government as the worst media gagging administration in the country’s history”.

The former information minister said the Transparency International had already marked Imran government the most corrupt. However, this report by the RWB has exposed the predatory behaviour of Imran government. She said these actions by the PTI government not only reflect negatively on Pakistan’s media but also adversely affects country’s position when it comes to FATF and EU’s GSP Plus status.