India : Senior ministers and national security adviser on Wednesday criticised New Delhi for denying permission to five foreign journalists based in India to visit Pakistan, saying that free speech and independent journalism was shrinking under the “insecure” Indian government.
The statements from Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf surface a day after the Modi-led government, according to media, declined Pakistan’s request to allow the journalists to travel to Islamabad through Wagah border.
The report says the Wagah border crossing was closed for of all travelers, except “diplomats and some others” due to coronavirus pandemic.
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