Lol--Indian defence ministry orders media to get army-related stories 'pre-verified'

[cerberus]

By News Desk
Published: September 22, 2016
24SHARES
SHARE TWEET EMAIL

Move comes after newspaper refuted army claim that arms used in Uri attack bore “Pakistani markings". PHOTO: AFP

The Indian defence ministry has told editors to re-verify news content relating to Indian army, following publication of a news item that contradicted a key aspect of the militant attack at Uri military base.

“All content relating to Indian army, irrespective of source of inputs, and intended to be published, should be pre-verified from the offices of media centres in commands & corps HQ or from this office through your defence correspondents,” said a communiqué to media centres.

At least 18 personnel of Indian military were killed when four commando-style gunmen burst into the brigade headquarters near the Line of Control (LoC). The assault was among the deadliest in held Kashmir and has sharply ratcheted up tension between the nuclear-armed rivals.

India summons Pakistani envoy over Uri attack

The Indian ministry’s remarks were in response to a story in the Indian Express on September 21, contradicting a claim made by Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Ranbir Singh that the arms recovered from the militants bore “Pakistani markings.”

Quoting sources, the newspaper had reported that four Kalashnikov rifles handed over by the army to investigating teams had no markings or insignia of any kind. Further, it said that there were no military markings on barrel-fired grenades.

While the Indian defence ministry denies that the DGMO ever gave such statement, several media outlets had quoted him saying that to television channels and no denial was made for it despite passage of more than a day.

Only 22% Indians endorse Modi’s Pakistan approach

Meanwhile, The Wire held the stance that the ministry’s demand was baseless, as according to the constitution, no government body had the right to censor or screen any news item before its publication.

Pakistan and India have been at odds since July 8 when a populist Kashmiri rebel leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani was killed by Indian forces. At least 100 demonstrators have so far been killed due to the occupied military’s indiscriminate use of force against Kashmiri masses.

The article originally appeared on The Wire.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1186318...-media-get-army-related-stories-pre-verified/

Wire is just internet blog its not even a reputed media itself

It's laughable that pak media maid its assumptions on this blog

There no reputed media reported this news

 

[iby32]

India have brought heavy artillery on loc in uri sector and working boundry saw it on jeo news and bbc

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

India have brought heavy artillery on loc in uri sector and working boundry saw it on jeo news and bbc

Could not care less. Let the world's most ugliest, physically repulsive & deformed race try it with us and we will reign hell on them and they know it. They couldn't do anything to us after mumbai 2008 and they can't now.

 

[first77]

till now media stories were not verified ?

 

[iby32]

Could not care less. Let the world's most ugliest, physically repulsive & deformed race try it with us and we will reign hell on them and they know it. They couldn't do anything to us after mumbai 2008 and they can't now.

I am not worried bro our brave army will beat the crap out of shit indians

 

[Z-A-K]

indian media is best suited for such peoples