20 days ago
Firstpost
A Pakistani journalist arrested for his alleged involvement in leaking the tax information of former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his family has received bail. Ayesha then submitted her 2016 return and wealth statement in October that year, just weeks before Bajwa landed the job. Aslam’s lawyer asked the court to grant bail, while FIA counsel Zulfiqar Naqvi told the court Aslam refused to cooperate. The judge, after both sides made their arguments, granted Aslam’s plea and allowed bail against a surety of Rs 50,000. The country’s Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill, 2021, includes provisions safeguarding journalists’ right to privacy and the confidentiality of their sources.
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