ISLAMABAD: Newspaper journalist Cyril Almeida on Thursday refused to record his statement before a government’s committee set up to hold an inquiry into his story about a purported confrontation between civilian government and military.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed the interior ministry to hold an inquiry to determine who leaked the report.
The journalist, who was barred from traveling abroad until the completion of inquiry, refused to appear before the committee.
On the other hand, When questioned about Dawn staffer, Cyril Almeida’s inclusion on the ECL, the interior minister said that he would have a meeting with senior APNS and CPNE officials in the capital regarding the matter. “An attempt has been made to adversely impact a big national security paradigm, so there should be an inquiry,” the interior minister said. —INP