Dawn Journalist Hailed ‘Brave Messenger’ After Pak PM’s Crackdown

Sharif had earlier ordered “stern action” against those who “fabricated” the news. (Photos: Reuters, Facebook/Cyril Almeida)

The decision of the Nawaz Sharif-led government to bar Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida from leaving the country was followed with a lot of social media chatter – and much criticism. Almeida's front-page article in the Dawn newspaper reported of a meeting between the civilian government and the military, whereby Sharif had asked the Pakistani Army to back off.

Among the most popular trends on Twitter in Pakistan on Tuesday was #StandWithCyril.

Sharif had earlier ordered "stern action" against those who "fabricated" the news. Almeida took to Twitter to express his shock and despair.

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