ISLAMABAD: New York
Times and Washington Post have covered an incident that will add to
government’s worry about its perception of media handling and freedom of speech
that has increasingly been under the limelight.

According to the Human
Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Council of Newspaper Editors, MPA
Fayyazul Hassan Chohan made incendiary remarks, saying the popular anchor Hamid
Mir was allegedly a traitor and also alleged the same for his father a
prominent journalist at his time. Chohan has said Hamid Mir and Mohammad Malick
made unfounded serious allegations based on personal agendas and he has send
them a legal notice accordingly. NYT wrote regarding HRCP, “The statement
accuses Chohan of endangering the life of Mir and his family. Mir, known for
his criticism of corrupt officials, has been targeted in militant attacks the
past.

Newspaper: The News