(PPF/IFEX) – Many daily newspapers in Karachi faced delays and problems because the police raided a printing press on 13 December 2005, on suspicion that it was printing a banned publication. The police also stopped one newspaper from being printed in any other printing presses. Citi Press, which prints a number of publications including the […]
(PPF/IFEX) – Many daily newspapers in Karachi faced delays and problems because the police raided a printing press on 13 December 2005, on suspicion that it was printing a banned publication. The police also stopped one newspaper from being printed in any other printing presses.
Citi Press, which prints a number of publications including the dailies “Jasarat”, “Amn”, “Imroze”, “Evening Special”, “Karachi”, “Morning Special” and “Assas”, was raided by a Station House Officer (SHO) from the city’s Methadar Police Station.
According to the owner of Citi Press, Mohammad Ali, officer Mohammad Ali Bajwah raided the press and alleged that the press was involved in printing the banned weekly “Zarb-e-Momin”. Ali said Citi Press had stopped printing “Zarb-e-Momin” one year ago.
However, editors of “Daily Islam” said they had tried many different presses to get their newspaper printed but each time police stopped them. Because of this police harassment throughout the day, the newspaper could not be published on December 14.The paper resumed publication on December 15.
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has strongly protested against this action and said it was opposed to any extra-judicial action by the government.
