Attack on Journalist Starts Battle in Pakistani Press

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Attack on Journalist Starts Battle in Pakistani Press

Accusations that the country’s spy agency was involved in the attack have led to a divisive debate and demands that a television station be shut down.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/world/asia/attack-on-journalist-starts-battle-in-pakistani-press.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

At issue are claims aired by Geo News, Mr. Mir’s employer and the largest station, that the military’s powerful spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, was behind the April 19 attack in which Mr. Mir was shot six times as he traveled to a Karachi television studio.

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