The United States of America warned Pakistan to remove restrictions on press which were implemented by the former president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf . Two television stations, Geo TV and ARY , were shut down in Karachi and other parts of Sindh when the news reports telecasted by them angered the President's followers. Azher Abbas, Geo TV's managing Director, reported that their signals were blocked on Saturday after the broadcast of a news report saying that a pair of shoes were thrown at the president, Asif Ali Zardari , during his visit to Birmingham , England.
The United States of America warned Pakistan to remove restrictions on press which were implemented by the former president of Pakistan, . Two television stations, and , were shut down in Karachi and other parts of Sindh when the news reports telecasted by them angered the President's followers. Azher Abbas, Geo TV's managing Director, reported that their signals were blocked on Saturday after the broadcast of a news report saying that a pair of shoes were thrown at the president, , during his visit to , England.
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Pervez Musharraf
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Geo TV and ARY
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Asif Ali Zardari
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Birmingham