Pakistani journalist barred from leaving his country

Some days after the respected Dawn newspaper published his scoop that appeared to confirm long suspected rumours of a rift between the country’s civilian and military leaderships, a prominent Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida “informed” he has been placed on Exit Control List.

Almeida has been barred from leaving his country after being placed on the Exit Control List which is a system of border control maintained by the Pakistan government under an ordinance which allows it to bar people whose names appear on the list from travelling out.

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Almeida’s revelation came against a backdrop of heightened tension in the region following a claim by the Indian government of a cross-border “surgical strike” by army commandos on September 18, apparently in response to a deadly assault on an army post in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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