Pakistan media under Army-ISI influence sidesteps issues raised by Bangladesh PM on 1971 war crimes
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Hasina had said Bangladesh cannot forget and forgive atrocities committed by Pakistan in 1971 when Pakistani High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui called on her at the Gono Bhaban.
There was a distinct difference in the way the meeting was covered by the media in the two countries.
New Delhi: Pakistan media under influence of its Army and ISI deliberately sidestepped remarks by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on atrocities in 1971 in erstwhile East Pakistan during her meeting with Pak envoy to Dhaka.
Hasina had said Bangladesh cannot forget and forgive atrocities committed by Pakistan in 1971 when Pakistani High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui called on her at the Gono Bhaban.