JAC challenges PM to prove allegations against media

The Media Joint Action Committee has taken a serious note of the false allegations made by Prime Minster Imran Khan against the media in his public address on Sunday.

Imran had alleged that media houses had been bought by political parties and some were also being funded from foreign sources.

“In effect, this amounts to accusing the media of corruption,” the statement said on Monday. It added that the JAC challenged the prime minister to prove these scandalous allegations. “Being in the government he has the resources to Investigate and prove it,” the statement said.

The Joint Action Committee asked the prime minister to understand that false and baseless statements about media houses would not serve any purpose. “Media and journalists are performing their professional responsibilities guaranteed by the Constitution,” it further said.

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The JAC requested Imran not to make such statements for political point scoring. “If proof cannot be provided for these allegations within a reasonable time, JAC reserves its right to approach the honourable judiciary for relief against these scandalous, false and defamatory allegations,” it added.