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Default R. Pakistan gives the boot to VOA broadcasts

On Mar 2, 1:01*pm, " wrote:
On Feb 8, 3:05*am, wrote:





On Feb 7, 12:48*pm, " wrote:


http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/07/r...s-voas-pushto-....


Peshawar, Feb.7 (ANI): Radio Pakistan has decided to discontinue the
Voice of America's (VOA) Pushto-language programmes following a threat
from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).


The VOA launched its Pushto-language radio station, 'Deeva Radio', in
2009, targeting audience in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
and other tribal areas.


"The Radio Pakistan central management ended its agreement with the
VOA in light of the terror threats and political pressure, as many
local listeners went to the (print) media to force the government
to cancel the agreement," The Daily Times quoted a senior producer at
Radio Pakistan Peshawar, as saying.


"The Taliban and other anti-American groups in the country threatened
to bomb the Radio Pakistan Peshawar premises if the station continued
airing Deeva Radio programmes," he said on conditions of anonymity.


However, Radio Pakistan Director General Murtaza Solangi said the
broadcast was cancelled on mutual agreement between the state
broadcaster and the VOA. (ANI)


Since this is sourced from an Indian web site, how truthful is it?


As opposed to what truth.......the manufactured and made up twisted
truths broadcast by our own media?- Hide quoted text -

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I don't think it was meant "as opposed to" or 'in comparison with" any
other truth. He is simply saying that an Indian news source may well
have some bias (and thus should be taken with a grain of salt) when
reporting on anything related to Pakistan. Do YOU trust an Indian
news source when it relates to news about a sworn enemy? I'd be
skeptical.

That being said, it's pretty hard to find an unbiased news source
anywhere these days. Maybe it has been true forever, but I cannot be
sure, not having lived that long (yet) ;-)

Bruce