ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Saturday approved the recommendations of the Dawn Leaks Inquiry Committee.
The prime minister has directed the concerned ministries and divisions for implementation on the recommendations of the committee, said the directives issued by the Prime Minister Office here on Saturday.
According to the recommendations, portfolio of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs to Tariq Fatemi shall be withdrawn.
Principal Information Officer of Ministry of Information Rao Tehsin Ali shall be proceeded against under the E and D rules 1973 on the charges based on finding on the instant report.
According to the recommendations, the role of Daily Dawn, Zafar Abbas and Cyril Almeida in the instant matter shall be referred to All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) for necessary disciplinary action. The APNS shall also be asked to develop a code of conduct for print media especially when dealing with the issues related to the security of Pakistan and to ensure that stories on the issues of national importance and security are published by abiding to basic journalistic and editorial norms.
Meanwhile, Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor in his tweet said notification on Dawn Leak is incomplete and not in line with recommendations by the Inquiry Board. Notification is rejected, he added.
