Mediagazer: Pakistani government criticises nine BBC Urdu job cuts (BBC)

3:25 PM ET, June 28, 2013

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BBC:

Pakistani government criticises nine BBC Urdu job cuts — The Pakistani government has criticised a decision by the BBC Urdu service to terminate the jobs of nine senior reporters across the country. — Information minister Pervez Rasheed said that the matter would be raised with the “concerned authorities”.

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Telegraph:

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BBC:

Turkey seeks to tighten control over Twitter — The Turkish government has asked Twitter to set up an office inside the country so company representatives can be reached more easily. Both Twitter and Facebook were used to spread information during recent anti-government protests.

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