Media lauded for timely breaking news of Col(R) Habib kidnapping

RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Monday applauded the role of media for timely breaking the news about abduction of Lt Col (R) Habib Zahir from Nepal.

Talking to a group of journalists after addressing a press conference, he said the role of media is highly appreciable for its prompt reporting of the incident of abduction of retired officer of Pakistan Army.

He said had the media not reported the kidnapping of Lt Col (R) Habib from Nepal, the cunning adversary would have used the abduction of the kidnapee against Pakistan for fulfilling its nefarious and ugly designs.