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            Pakistan's Intelligence Agency Seeks TV Station Shutdown

   Pakistan`s intelligence agency is calling for the shutdown of a leading
   Pakistani television station, accusing it of broadcasting "false" and
   "scandalous" reports.
   The Committee to Protect Journalists says Pakistan`s Inter-Services
   Intelligence Directorate (ISI) has filed a complaint against Geo
   Television with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
   (PEMRA) on its coverage of the assassination attempt on Geo anchor
   Hamid Mir.
   Mir was shot and wounded by assailants on motorcycles April 19, while
   he traveled by car in Karachi. No one has claimed responsibility for
   the shooting. It was not the first attempt against the journalist. Last
   year, a bomb was found attached to Mir`s car.
   Geo has aired reports accusing the intelligence agency of being behind
   last week`s attack.
   In ISI`s complaint posted on CPJ`s website
   (https://www.cpj.org/pakistan_isi_geo-20140422.pdf) -- the intelligence
   agency accuses GEO`s parent company -- Independent Media Corporation
   --of launching a "vicious campaign" that includes "false accusations"
   linking the agency with "terrorist outfits/activities."
   The ISI calls on PEMRA to cancel Independent Media Corporation`s
   license.
   The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday urged PEMRA not to act
   on what it called the "spurious" complaint. CPJ Asia Program Director
   Bob Dietz said "the ISI is free to rebut allegations in the media but
   should not try to censor coverage."
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