LAHORE: Nadeem Malik of HUM TV has taken to Twitter claiming that an interview of the VP PML-N Maryam Nawaz Sharif conducted by him was forcefully taken off air.
“Just came to know Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s interview has been stopped forcefully just [a] few minutes after it started live.”
HUM TV held: “Hum News believes in a free and responsible media. Protecting freedom of expression is one of our core values. At the same time, we stand for the respect and dignity of [the] judiciary in line with our ethical values and the Constitution.”
It is pertinent to mention here that PTI led coalition government had made it clear that it would block any media coverage and interviews of politicians ‘who are convicts and under trial‘. Moreover, few days ago Geo News TV took Zardari Interview off air shortly after the commencement.