01 November 2016

News Story: Pakistan to probe ex-minister for leaking news maligning army

Pakistan will investigate a former information minister over a leaked news report which sparked a rift between the government and the powerful army, it was announced Sunday.

The report said civilian officials had warned the military to stop supporting jihadist fighters abroad.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday sacked Information Minister Pervez Rasheed over the issue.

"It will be a full-fledged (investigation) committee as it is a huge task that intelligence agencies alone cannot do," Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told a press conference.

"Tomorrow names for the committee will be decided in a meeting with the Prime Minister and this task will be completed as soon as possible."

The leak was false news which "has compromised our national narrative (against terrorism)", Khan said

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