Act of Taliban In an unprecedented move, the Pakistani Taliban commander in a video statement has warned the Pakistani press to stop paying tribute to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar who was recently awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Government of India. Flanked by two masked gunmen carrying AK-47s, he warned Pakistani media on Sunday against giving coverage to Tendulkar saying that since he was Indian, Pakistani local media must not praise him. We have been monitoring Pakistani media, including news channels and newspapers, for the past three weeks and got to know how was Pakistani media praising Indian cricketer during his farewell bid to international cricket. It was unfortunate to see Pakistani media went to great extent to pay tribute to Indian cricketer by running video clips on TV channels and writing huge articles in his praise. On the other hand, it was sad to know same Pakistani media badly criticised Pakistani cricket team as well as its captain Misbah-ul-Haq. We condemn this move of Pakistani media and expect it will not repeat the same in future, said the commander. Shame for Pakistani media that spoke highly of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. No doubt, he has been a great cricketer, but, hes Indian after all, so stop promoting him, Pakistani Taliban warned media houses in Pakistan. It is pertinent to mention that Pakistani newspapers paid rich tributes to Tendulkar following his announcement to retire. It was the first time in the history of Pakistan that the Pakistani press showered praise on any Indian individual since Partition in 1947.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:46:09 +0000
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