Journalists, Martial Law, Pakistan

Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir sends desperate message to West

Hayatullah KhanWord has reached Canada Free Press (CFP) through journalist Hamid Mir in Pakistan about the treacherous situation for journalists since General Perez Musharraf declared martial law.

Mir is the Executive Editor of GEO Television, Pakistan’s third largest television network.  GEO was pulled off the air by the General Perez Musharraf administration on Nov. 3.  Pakistanis with satellite dishes could watch GEO until November 16, when the network went completely off the air.

Mir, one of the journalists roughed up when the government sent in the army last March, continues to report on the government of General Musharraf from India. “This is a real war against extremism, a war against an extremist Army General who is fighting against his own people,” Mir wrote to Poland-based journalist David Dastych this morning.

“This General has arrested Aitzaz Ahsan, living symbol of liberalism in Pakistan.  Aitzaz Ahsan is not only a lawyer, but also a poet and writer who always stood for democracy and human rights in my country.”...more

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