Foreign newsman expelled
QUETTA- The government expelled another journalist for his alleged involvement in undesirable activities.
Rajiv Chandrasekaran of the Washington Post, staying at the Serena Hotel for the last one month for coverage of the Afghan war, was asked by officials to leave the country immediately.
He was taken into custody by the local authorities from the hotel and detained at the Railways Rest House before being sent to Islamabad by a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight in the afternoon.
Another western journalist, Cristina Lamb, and a photographer were expelled on Nov 9.
Source: Dawn
Date:12/3/2001
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