[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n  \n\n  \n  \u003Cp\u003EPakistani media outlets have been accused of allowing Islamists, including militant groups, air time to advertise their message. Activist group Pakistan Media Watch reported on April 2, 2014, that:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAny pretense of media freedom was washed away by the ink in [journalist] Kamal Siddiqi\u2019s pen when he wrote to instruct \u003Cem\u003EExpress Tribune\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;[a prominent Pakistani newspaper] reporters to write \u2018nothing against any militant organization and its allies like the Jamaat-e-Islami, religious parties and the Tehrik-e-Insaf\u2019.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cMedia Freedom\u2026For Militants,\u201d Pakistan Media Watch, accessed May 5, 2015, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pakistanmediawatch.com\/2014\/04\/02\/media-freedom-for-militants\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/pakistanmediawatch.com\/2014\/04\/02\/media-freedom-for-militants\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERegarding Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the article continues, \u201cA perfect example of this is the decision by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe News\u003C\/em\u003E (Jang Group) to publish an extensive pro-Taliban interview with jihadi leader Hafiz Saeed. The Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief excused militant violence inside Pakistan by blaming \u2018foreign enemies\u2019 and claiming that \u2018Those who are destroying peace in Pakistan are directly or indirectly working on the [sic] foreign agenda\u2019.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cMedia Freedom\u2026For Militants,\u201d Pakistan Media Watch, accessed May 5, 2015, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pakistanmediawatch.com\/2014\/04\/02\/media-freedom-for-militants\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/pakistanmediawatch.com\/2014\/04\/02\/media-freedom-for-militants\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe BBC quoted Saeed in a press conference he gave after the U.S. announced a $10 million bounty on him, stating, \u201cI am here, I am visible\u2026I will be in Lahore tomorrow. America can contact me whenever it wants to.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cLashkar-e-Taiba Founder Decries \u2018Ridiculous\u2019 US Bounty,\u201d BBC News, April 4, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-17607779\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-17607779\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Pakistani Media Reporting of Lashkar-e-Taiba"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]