Cyril Almeida News
On October 6, Dawn, Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious English daily, published a sensational story headlined: 'Act against militants or face international isolation, civilians tell military'.
The Pakistan government today formed a committee to investigate who "leaked" a controversial news report about a rift between the government and the powerful army over support to militants in the country.
The Pakistan Army elite has sounded the warning bell for the beleaguered Nawaz Sharif government.
The military's press wing issued a separate statement calling the article a "breach of national security".
The Pakistan government, which has come under attack from several quarters for putting travel restrictions on noted Dawn columnist Cyril Almeida in connection with his explosive report on the country's political and military leadership, has now decided to reverse the action taken against the journalist.
Dawn columnist Cyril Almeida on Tuesday said he was put on the Pakistan's Exit Control List.
Leading Pakistani newspaper Dawn on Wednesday rejected allegations of "vested interest and false reporting" and vowed to fight travel ban on its journalist Cyril Almeida.
Noted Dawn columnist Cyril Almeida, who has been barred from leaving the country following his report on a suspected rift between civilian and military leaderships, fears that Pakistan government may take further 'uglier actions' against him.
The US has expressed concern over the difficulties and dangers faced by journalists in Pakistan but refrained from commenting on the travel restrictions imposed on a Pakistani scribe for reporting a rift between the civilian and military leaderships.
Pakistan government has repeatedly denied the story of a rift between civilian and military leaderships by Cyril Almeida, a columnist and reporter for the Dawn newspaper.
Columnist Cyril Almeida, who has been barred from leaving Pakistan after he reported on a suspected rift between civilian and military leaderships, on Tuesday said he was saddened.
In an explosive story, Almeida had claimed that Nawaz Sharif directed the military leadership to act against terrorists or face international isolation.
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