nawaz sharif sacks trusted aide tariq fatemi after news leak scandal
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

Nawaz Sharif sacks trusted aide Tariq Fatemi after news leak scandal

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Nawaz Sharif sacks trusted aide Tariq Fatemi after news leak scandal

Embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday sacked his trusted aide Tariq Fatemi after an inquiry
Islamabad - Arab today

 Embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday sacked his trusted aide Tariq Fatemi after an inquiry found him guilty of "leaking" information to media about a rift between Pakistan's civilian and military leaderships during a high-level security meet.

Sharif approved an inquiry committee's recommendation to remove his special assistant on foreign affairs Fatemi from his post. Fatemi, 72, is considered as a trusted aide of the prime minister and his removal is a setback for the government of Sharif who is already under pressure due to Panama case verdict.

The committee, headed by Justice (retd) Aamir Raza Khan, included representatives of the Intelligence Bureau, the Military Intelligence and the Inter-Services Investigation. It was set up last year to probe the controversy surrounding a controversial report by daily Dawn about a key meeting on national security.

In October, a columnist for Dawn newspaper wrote a front-page story about a rift between civilian and military leaderships over militant groups.

"In a blunt, orchestrated and unprecedented warning, the civilian government has informed the military leadership of a growing international isolation of Pakistan and sought consensus on several key actions by the state,” the report had said. It further said that "military-led intelligence agencies are not to interfere if law enforcement acts against militant groups that are banned or until now considered off-limits for civilian action."

The army took strong exception to the Dawn story and relations between army and the civil government deteriorated. The PML-N government was forced to remove then information minister Pervaiz Rasheed but a probe was also initiated at the demand of army to fix the responsibility. The report was submitted to the prime minister this week.

According to the inquiry report, Fatemi was primarily responsible for leaking the report of the key meeting, and Sharif took action against him. "Allocation of portfolio of Foreign Affairs to Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, shall be withdrawn," according to a letter issued by the government.

Sharif also directed that the role of Dawn editor Zafar Abbas and reporter Cyril Almeida shall be referred to All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) for necessary disciplinary action to be taken against them, according to letter.

It said that the APNS, a representative body of print media, shall also be asked to develop a Code of Conduct for the print media especially when dealing with issues relating to security of Pakistan and to ensure that stories on issues of national importance and security are published by abiding to basic journalistic and editorial norms. Sharif also ordered action against Rao Tehsin Ali, Principal Information Officer of the Ministry of Information, under disciplinary rules for the charges based on findings in report.

Source: Timesofoman

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

nawaz sharif sacks trusted aide tariq fatemi after news leak scandal nawaz sharif sacks trusted aide tariq fatemi after news leak scandal



GMT 16:10 2018 Friday ,14 December

Bahrain press headlines For 14 Dec 2018

GMT 11:24 2017 Wednesday ,15 March

Philippine vice president slams nation's drug war

GMT 07:38 2017 Thursday ,16 March

Nearly 100,000 Iraqis flee battle

GMT 08:13 2017 Thursday ,06 July

Nikolaos Pappas left Cairo on Thursday wrapping up

GMT 07:43 2017 Wednesday ,22 March

Hezbollah commander killed by own men

GMT 19:57 2017 Monday ,05 June

Tunisian expert accuses

GMT 14:52 2015 Saturday ,16 May

Paco Rabanne introduces Olympéa

GMT 14:19 2017 Thursday ,28 September

TAURUS (April21st-May21st)

GMT 10:16 2012 Thursday ,21 June

Brazilian president talks of torture

GMT 10:49 2012 Thursday ,01 March

World\'s most expensive restaurants

GMT 20:17 2012 Saturday ,07 January

French parties battle over Joan of Arc\'s legacy

GMT 18:40 2016 Saturday ,24 September

Drought leaves 237,000 people thirsty in central China

GMT 15:36 2011 Tuesday ,07 June

Kuwaiti dinar stable at KD 0.273 against dollar

GMT 09:06 2011 Wednesday ,12 October

Iranian films lead nominees in APSA

GMT 16:50 2017 Thursday ,05 January

Netanyahu urges pardon for convicted Israeli soldier

GMT 05:00 2015 Thursday ,02 April

China's Chen, Lin dominate Malaysia Open

GMT 14:37 2017 Sunday ,09 April

How Snoop Dogg plans to make golf cool

GMT 21:35 2013 Wednesday ,04 December

First Russian smartphone, YotaPhone, launched in Moscow

GMT 14:10 2011 Saturday ,01 October

Away tests for African favourites

GMT 21:48 2011 Friday ,13 May

Counterfeit drugs costing lives

GMT 08:30 2012 Tuesday ,17 January

Moroccan Tagine Kefta
 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday