'DAWN Leaks' was international agenda: CEO DAWN Media Group
Hameed Haroon said that 'DAWN Leaks' was backed by international establishment
LAHORE (Dunya News) -The DAWN Media Group CEO Hameed Haroon has confessed that DAWN Leaks was international agenda and that the content was gleaned through international sources. Hameed Haroon spilt the beans in an interview at BBC program Hard Talk.
In, what is being considered part of spate of controversial role of five decades old daily in civil- military relations the interview the publication head has caused ripples among Pakistani media and the quarters concerned, has drawn flak on social media.
Responding to a vexed question posed by program host Stephen sacker regarding national security Hameed Haroon appeared perplexed and was unable to respond satisfactorily. Referring to post- DAWN Leaks controversy civil-military rift the host grilled him about impartiality of DAWN and crying out the assault on media, democracy being at stake. Questioning Hameed Haroon s claim about freedom of expression the program host asked as to how come DAWN was still in publication.
Answering the questionnaire Hameed Haroon said that DAWN Leaks was backed by international establishment, he however, conceded that his organization did not receive threats from any quarters in the wake of DAWN Leaks scandal and on.
PTI chairman Imran Khan in his tweet subjected DAWN to severe criticism saying the daily s bias against PTI has been exposed in obvious manner and that the revelation has dealt a big blow to its reputation as independent and liberal newspaper. It is pertinent to mention here that PTI has been covered in the daily as a party enjoying the blessings of army establishment against PML-N.
Veteran journalist and anchorperson of program "Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath" while commenting on the issue said that "it appears as if DAWN is losing the case against establishment as Hameed Haroon could not satisfy the interviewer probably either owing to not being prepared for the interview or had nothing to establish his stance".
