Pak min sacked for leak

IN Media Watch Briefs | 30/10/2016

Pakistan has sacked its information minister Pervaiz Rashid.  A government enquiry into the Dawn report by Cyril Almeida on a rift between the civil and military leadership over security policies and tackling banned terrorist groups, found Rashid  involved in leaking secret information to the. journalist, reports the Hindustan Times.

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