Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida has been put on the Exit Control List (ECL) after his controversial report in Dawn newspaper on a recent meeting between civil and military leaders.
“I am told and have been informed and have been shown evidence that I am on the Exit Control List,” Almeida, who is Dawn’s assistant editor, confirmed the development on Twitter.
I am told and have been informed and have been shown evidence that I am on the Exit Control List.
— cyril almeida (@cyalm) October 10, 2016
“Was a long-planned trip, for at least several months now. There are certain things that I will never, ever forgive. I feel sad tonight. This is my life, my country. What went wrong. Puzzled, saddened. Had no intention of going anywhere; this is my home. Pakistan,” he said in a series of tweets.
ECL is a system of border control maintained by the government under an ordinance which bars people whose names appear on the list from leaving the country.
The Pakistani authorities have yet to comment on the development.
In his story, the prominent journalist had claimed rifts between the country’s civilian and military leaderships.
The government has strongly denied the report.
Spokesman of Prime Minister’s Office rejected contents of the story as ‘speculative’ and ‘misleading’ as well as ‘factually incorrect’.
“It is an amalgamation of fiction and half-truths which too are invariably reported out of context,” the PM house spokesman had said in a statement.
This is a true reflection of the hypocracy of this PML N for that matter all PML governments. A true ‘Modified’ version.The only thing they are forgetting is what happened on last 30 September and what may happen on next 30 October.
This is a very sad news and conveys poor judgement on behalf of decision makers in Pakistan. His job is to comment and report. Look at India – a citizen can comment on anything and everything and still get away from any prosecution – almost always!. Irrespective of his opinions on Indo-Pak issues, my opinion is Mr. Cyril should quit Pakistan as and when his present predicament comes to an end. One country he can live safely is India. Believe it or not – Indian citizenship now is in great demand!
This is a cruel joke Krish. India would be the last country on any civilized person’s mind!
Well guess what, Pakistan is the first country for any civilized min…hahaha
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