Islamabad, March 22: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the media in Pakistan has challenged Prime Minister Imran Khan to prove what it called his “scandalous allegations” that media houses have been bought by political parties and some are being funded by foreign sources, Dawn reported on Tuesday. Imran Khan had made these allegations in his public address in Malakand on Sunday.
The JAC in a statement said the Khan’s statements amount to accusing the media of corruption. If these allegations cannot be proved “within a reasonable time”, the committee reserves the right to approach the judiciary for relief, it warned and requested Khan to refrain from making such statements for “political point scoring”. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) while seeking an apology from Khan over the latter’s statements urged him to order an inquiry by the FIA or a judicial commission instead of spreading “fake news”. UNI
