The extent of Pakistan's support of U.S. efforts against terrorism may still be debatable but not so that country's attitude toward censorship. (WORTH NOTING).* The extent of Pakistan's support of U.S. efforts against terrorism may still be debatable but not so that country's attitude toward censorship. Pakistan officials banned the September 3, 2001, Newsweek for carrying the article "Talking Is Dangerous" by Zahid Hussain Zahid Hussain (late), a man with a string of firsts to his name was one of the brilliant career holders of Pakistan. Father of the most respected Supreme Court of Pakistan justice (R) Nasir Aslam Zahid, Mr. about the case of Dr. Muhammad Younus Shaikh, who was sentenced to death for "blasphemy blasphemy, in religion, words or actions that display irreverence toward or contempt for God or that which is held sacred. Blasphemy is regarded as an offense against the community to varying degrees, depending on the extent of the identification of a religion with ." According to a spokesperson from the Committee to Protect Journalists  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , "By censoring an article that spotlights threats to free speech in Pakistan, authorities only bolster their country's reputation for intolerance." Karen Ann Gajewski is an editor at the Humanist. |
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