{"id":26456,"date":"2024-02-19T17:09:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=26456"},"modified":"2024-02-19T17:09:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:09:24","slug":"murtaza-solangi-ignores-bbc-reporter-for-questioning-press-freedom-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/latest-news\/murtaza-solangi-ignores-bbc-reporter-for-questioning-press-freedom-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Murtaza Solangi ignores BBC Reporter for questioning press freedom (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad &#8211; Federal Caretaker Minister of Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi is facing criticism after he was observed handling a BBC reporter roughly for asking challenging questions.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared on X by reporter Mobeen Azhar, the caretaker Information minister started manhandling the reporter when the BBC reporter began questioning media freedom in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/government-recognizes-more-than-500-social-media-accounts-engaged-in-a-campaign-against-judiciary.html\">Government recognizes more than 500 social media accounts engaged in a campaign against judiciary<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you have concerns about the government getting involved with journalists?&#8221; Mobeen Azhar inquired. Instead of responding to the question, Murtaza Solangi accused the BBC journalist of pressuring him into an interview.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PK Minister for Information + Broadcasting refused to engage with allegations re: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pressfreedom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pressfreedom<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire\u2019 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCWorld<\/a> Check local listings for timings<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranRiazKhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ImranRiazKhan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsadAToor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AsadAToor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/javerias?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@javerias<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImaanZHazir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ImaanZHazir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MianAliAshfaq?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MianAliAshfaq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/murtazasolangi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@murtazasolangi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pXORJauE3c\">pic.twitter.com\/pXORJauE3c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mobeen Azhar (@Mobeen_Azhar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mobeen_Azhar\/status\/1759216979716497916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Further into the video, the minister attempts to take the journalist&#8217;s phone and requests him to &#8220;behave like a BBC journalist and not Paparazzi.&#8221; Azhar also asked Solangi why he had approved the interview despite declining to respond to his queries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad &#8211; Federal Caretaker Minister of Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi is facing criticism after he was observed handling a BBC reporter roughly for asking challenging questions. In a video shared on X by reporter Mobeen Azhar, the caretaker Information minister started manhandling the reporter when the BBC reporter began questioning media freedom in Pakistan. 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