K2 declaration cancellation justified | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

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K2 declaration cancellation justified

ISLAMABAD- Chief Executive of Northern Areas and Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Abbas Sarfaraz Khan said that declaration of K-2 (a weekly from NAs) was cancelled due to publication of objectionable materials.

In a statement he said that people in Northern Areas celebrated Independence Day, but few people in Islamabad observed day as “slavery” and the weekly highlighted it. The declarations was cancelled by the District Magistrate Skardu, due to the above facts and “we cannot compromise with the national integrity, solidarity and security of Pakistan at any cost,” he said.
Source: The Nation
Date:11/4/2000