I hold the SAARC secretariat responsible to deprive Indian Private media to attend this important SAARC conference in Pakistan. The statement said, "It is so sad that to know that the private Indian media is not attending the SAARC conference. It is indeed sad news the absence of Indian private media from this important SAARC conference." Former Interior Minister and Former Chairman of Ministers of SAARC, Rehman Malik, criticised the Pakistan government's move to not allow any Indian private media house to travel to Islamabad for the coverage of 8th SAARC interior ministers meet. Private media of SAARC countries would have projected their independent views on the out put of this conference in more transparent and effective manners for their respective countries," he added.

Source: India Today August 03, 2016 10:07 UTC