THE SOLE TWO INDIAN WORKING JOURNOS IN PAKISTAN ORDERED TO LEAVE

Islamabad: The only two Indian journalist working in Pakistan Meena Menon from The Hindu and Snehesh Alex Philip of the Press Trust of India are ORDERED to leave.The two journalists had been working under tight restrictions in Pakistan’s capital for less than a year when they were informed that their visas would not be renewed and they must leave the country by next Tuesday.

Indian journalists working in Pakistan have complained of living under heavy surveillance and being denied permission to travel outside Islamabad.

The Indian ministry of foreign affairs said the expulsions were regrettable. “It is … unfortunate that the two Indian correspondents in Pakistan have been asked to leave prematurely and suddenly only a few months after their arrival,”it said in a statement.

Source:Agencies

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