Washington: Pakistan needs to target the Haqqani network and not the press, a top American senator, who was instrumental in blocking the sale of F-16 fighter jets to the country, said on Wednesday after Islamabad detained a journalist for writing an article criticising the powerful army.
Instead of targeting the press, #Pakistan should focus on ending its sanctuary for the #Haqqani network. https://t.co/kfubkFbcer? Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) October 12, 2016
The columnist Cyril Almeida on Tuesday said he was put on the Exit Control List - a border control system of the Pakistan government, which allows it to bar people whose names appear on the list from leaving the country.
He had reported that leading civilian officials had warned the powerful army to renounce its covert support to militants like the Haqqani network, Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba – or face international isolation.
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