Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in India has sent show cause notices to as many as 13 news channels for airing the recent news briefing by DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, in which he issued an unambiguous warning to New Delhi saying “Don’t mess with Pakistan”.
According to The Quint, the Indian information ministry on Monday accused media outlets of violating the advisory issued in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack.
Tiranga TV, according to the notice, showed the briefing for 20 minutes and 45 seconds, “during which there was no intervention from the channel for correctness or otherwise of the claims being made in the said briefing in order to ensure that there is no violation…”.
Following the suicide attack in occupied Kashmir in which over 40 Indian paramilitaries were killed, the ministry had asked to not air any content that might incite violence, affect law and order, promote anti-national attitude and affect the integrity of the nation.
In a media briefing earlier this week, ISPR DG Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor had said, “We do not wish to go to war. But please be assured, should you initiate any aggression, you shall never be able to surprise us. We shall, for sure, surprise you.”
