FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sits during a meeting with U.S. Secrretary of State Mike Pompeo (not pictured) in Washington, U.S., July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert/File Photo
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani government plans to launch specialist media courts sparked a furious backlash on Wednesday from media and rights advocates who said the move was an attack on freedom of speech.
Government spokesman Firdous Ashiq Awan said late on Tuesday that cases against the media would be heard by the special tribunals, which would be overseen by higher courts.
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