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| June 03, 2007 | Sunday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 17, 1428 |
CPJ asks govt to protect author
NEW YORK, June 2: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Saturday expressed concern over the safety of journalist Ayesha Siddiqa. Ms Siddiqa told the CPJ on Friday: “I feel increasingly isolated and physically threatened.”
In a statement issued here following a phone call from Ms Siddiqa, author of Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, CPJ director Bob Dietz asked the government to provide her protection.
“We are greatly concerned about the safety of Ayesha Siddiqa,” said Bob Dietz, CPJ’s Asia Programme Coordinator.
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