Islamabad, July 24: Pakistan has banned the latest edition of us weekly magazine Newsweek because it carries material likely to incite Muslim religious sentiments, the country's information minister said today. Shaikh Rashid told that all copies of the weekly's July 28 edition would be confiscated.
"We have ordered the customs authorities to seize all copies of the Newsweek issue as it contains material which can incite religious sentiments," Rashid said, adding that the objectionable article on page 40 was about the (Muslim holy book) Koran.
He said there was freedom of expression in Pakistan but the government expected the media to be careful about the religious sensitivities of the Muslim people.
Pakistan, a country of 145 million predominantly Muslim people, has laws prohibiting religious incitement.
Bureau Report