NEW DELHI – The Indian government sent on Monday show cause notices to asmany as 13 news channels for airing the recent news briefinlinkby DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, in which he issued an unambiguouswarning to New Delhi: “Don’t mess with Pakistan”.
The Indian information ministry, according to *The Quintlink,*accusedmedia houses of violating the advisory issued in the aftermath of thePulwama attack.
Following the suicide attack in occupied Kashmir in which over 40 Indianparamilitaries were killed, the ministry had asked to not air any contentthat might incite violence, affect law and order, promote anti-nationalattitude and affect the integrity of the nation.
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According to the notice, one particular channel, *Tiranga TV,* telecast themedia briefing for 20 minutes and 45 seconds, “during which there was nointervention from the channel for correctness or otherwise of the claimsbeing made in the said briefing in order to ensure that there is noviolation…”.
