Nasim Zehra Announces to Withdraw Her Name From The Petition Filed By Journalists in IHC

So @adeelraja breakfast bit is pure nonsense as 4 me a journalist is content of the petition I was told was being filed 4 media freedom-instead it’s abt rights of an absconder re article 19. Am withdrawing from petition Wil continue express my opinion on this in my Progs/columns. https://t.co/FMtozVvrII

— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) November 19, 2020

Yes @zburki a good human rights petition but 4 me as journo a mediafreedom petition can’t b narrowly focused on just 1 issue - instead it must cover dozens of examples of Govt/Establishment muzzling media freedom which includes journalist nabbing & channel banning 2 etc. https://t.co/DK9LNgqXdn

— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) November 19, 2020

So @adeelraja should u not be apologising 4 making a baseless claim that journalists signing the petition were “fed” the idea of such a petition by ShahidKhaqan Abbasi ? https://t.co/fU5SGfRz69

— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) November 19, 2020

It’s a valid HR petition. No declarations on my behalf my friend! No “dhooka” given,just that I believe a media freedom petition must include channel banning & journalist kidnapping.Meanwhile ‘dhooka’ u r giving suggesting journalist signed bcos ShahidKhaqanAbbasi asked them to! https://t.co/ZzxWKkZxtb

— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) November 19, 2020

Ofcos @adeelraja u must argue with me on a public issue v r discussing-ur tweets have brought up. 1 that someone cheated me. Not true, just that I dnt agree with an approach that is ignoring media issues.2. V signed bcos ShahidKhaqan asked at Oct b’fast. No,lots discussed in jest https://t.co/HRWFQyRlm0

— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) November 19, 2020

I wrote that I was told it’s abt media freedom but the petition was very narrowly focused on absconder rights vs article 19 -double standards/authority of PEMRA,ignoring broader channel banning/journo disappearance. Obv disagreement of thrust, no “dhooka” as u wrote @adeelraja https://t.co/CapZ95zAYl

— Nasim Zehra (@NasimZehra) November 19, 2020