Dawn regrets publishing wrong story maligning state institution
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ISLAMABAD: (APP) Daily Dawn that published a wrong figure regarding corruption committed by Balochistan's former Finance Secretary Mushtaq Raisani in its December 22 edition, has regretted mistake of its reporter in a letter written to NAB.
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The daily Dawn wrongly reported that Raisani committed Rs 40 billion corruption, contrary to a figure of Rs 2 billion, identified by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Admitting publication of the mistaken figure, the daily Dawn has now written a letter to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in which the editor stated that the news report was certainly a mistake by the reporter.
The editor said, "We believe every report, from whatever source it is available, must be checked and double checked.
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That he (reporter) was unable to follow this policy, was a mistake on his part, and should not have happened."
"As Dawn's editor, I consider it part of my professional ethics to convey Dawn's regrets to you and point out the mistake to the staff concerned," he added.
