PM approves sacking Fatemi owing to Dawn Leaks report
Tariq Fatemi has refused to tender resignation: sources
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister has approved recommendations of the probe committee over Dawn Leaks on Tuesday including one to sack Special Assistant to PM on Foreign Affairs, Tariq Fatemi.
It was reported earlier today that the report compiled by probe committee of Dawn Leaks recommended sacking Tariq Fatemi as well as Principal Information Officer, Rao Tehseen.
Sources privy to the Ministry of Interior reported that Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today and discussed the key points of the probe report over Dawn Leaks issue.
Reportedly, the committee has recommended the government to sack Fatemi and Principal Information Officer, a senior civil servant who is serving as the PIO since February 2014.
Meanwhile, the report is likely to go public within coming 24 hours as the Interior Minister had hinted at the development earlier. A report published in Roznama Dunya claimed that Fatemi, former minister for information and broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid and Tehseen have been held responsible in the report.
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Over 15 journalists, administration of the English daily concerned and editors among other officials were interrogated by the committee.
The members of the probe committee found evidence of close terms between Cyril Almedia and Fatemi. The committee also found phone call record and text messages of Pervaiz Rashid and Tehseen with Almeida.
Pervaiz Rashid and Principal Information Officer have been held responsible for not stifling the news despite beforehand knowledge.
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A journalist with an English daily, Almeida had published a report last year that claimed of a confrontation between the army and the government following a meeting of the National Security Committee which was presided over by the Prime Minister and attended by then army chief General (r) Raheel Sharif.
Both army and the government denied the news and termed the report baseless whereas the paper stood by the published content. However, a committee was formed to probe the issue.
