Justice for Qari Mohammad Iqbal: Poonch Court Takes Bold Stand on Media Misinformation Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir – In a precedent-setting development, a Poonch court has issued orders for the registration of a criminal FIR against several national news channels—most notably Zee News and News18—for falsely branding a cross-border shelling victim as a “Pakistani terrorist” during their coverage of Operation Sindoor 2. The verdict, delivered by Sub-Judge Shafeeq Ahmed, is being widely hailed as a landmark judgment in the realm of media accountability—particularly in conflict-prone regions like Jammu and Kashmir,…
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