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Pakistan Blacks Out TV Station Amid Protests

Info minister resigns as gov't bars 'anti-establishment' channel

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 14, 2009 8:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Pakistani TV station that criticized the government in recent weeks has had its signal blocked in some areas of the country on government orders, a station official said. The country’s media clampdown has driven its information minister to resign in protest, another official noted. The station shutdown occurs as thousands of protesters and lawyers march to Islamabad to call for the reinstatement of ousted judges, CNN reports.

Pakistani lawyers and activists wave black flags during an anti-government rally in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, March 14, 2009.
Pakistani lawyers and activists wave black flags during an anti-government rally in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, March 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Information Minister Sherry Rehman, left, has reportedly resigned in protest over the media crackdown.
Information Minister Sherry Rehman, left, has reportedly resigned in protest over the media crackdown.   (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Police officers arrest a lawyer as she takes part in an anti-government march in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, March 12, 2009.
Police officers arrest a lawyer as she takes part in an anti-government march in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, March 12, 2009.   (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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