Press Releases 2007
U.S. Embassy Statement
11/04/2007
Islamabad – The U.S. Embassy issued the following statement today:
“The
Government of the United States is gravely concerned about orders by
the Government of Pakistan to suppress the news media and to detain
lawyers, politicians, human rights activists, and others during the
Proclamation of Emergency. Such extreme and unreasonable measures are
clearly not in Pakistan's best interest, and contradict the progress
Pakistan has made toward becoming a fully democratic society. We urge
the Government of Pakistan to quickly lift the detention orders and
immediately permit broadcasters to resume their programming, thereby
ensuring that all citizens can take a constructive role in peaceful
progress toward democratic elections.”