BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) has called on the Pakistani government to protect media freedom in a statement issued here on Friday.
In its statement the EU said an atmosphere should be created in the country in which the media can operate with freedom and it was ready to assist Pakistan in this regard. Expressing concern over media freedom in Pakistan, the EU in its statement said freedom of expression was essential in a democratic society.
The EU welcomed the Pakistani government’s investigation on the attack on senior Geo News anchor Hamid Mir, stating that people should be kept aware of probes conducting into attacks on journalists.
According to the EU 34 journalists had been killed since 2008 and Pakistan was the most dangerous country for journalists. The EU said that trials were not held in several cases of attacks on journalists and the Pakistani government should investigate them.
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