LONDON: The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has refused to take up any action against the removal of anti-Pakistan advertisements from London’s buses and taxis, reported Times of India. The Council also clarified that its role was only limited to assessing what appeared in the ads themselves as opposed to what the ad intended to express. The complainants objected to the ad, and specifically the slogan “free Balochistan”, saying it was irresponsible and offensive to the Pakistani diaspora considering that Balochistan was an integral region of Pakistan. Earlier, the posters reading “Free Balochistan” slogans reportedly appeared on vehicles in London. The Foreign Office spokesperson had blamed India for the emergence of the anti-Pakistan posters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Source: Pakistan Today November 30, 2017 06:33 UTC