Gone are the days when media was muzzled: Pervaiz

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed, said on Friday gone were the days when the freedom of the media was stifled.

Speaking at a function here under the aegis of the Rawalpindi- Islamabad Photo Journalist Association, the minister said that today politics and journalism had entered an era that was known for the rule of law and Pakistan was identified as a civilised and democratic state.

About the events unfolding in the wake of an assault on a prominent media person Hamid Mir, he said it was a welcome development that those feeling affected had adopted a legal course and filed a complaint with Pemra.The minister maintained the incumbent government did not believe in politics of confrontation.