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Scribes expulsion: US supports ability to report freely

Pakistan expelled the two Indian journalists posted there without assigning any reason

Press Trust of India Washington
The US has said it supports the ability of scribes to freely report on countries around the world, a day after Pakistan expelled the two Indian journalists posted there without assigning any reason.

"Well, I'm not familiar with the specifics (of the case), and I don't know all of the details," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters yesterday when asked about the decision of the Pakistan government to expel the two Indian journalists.

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First Published: May 15 2014 | 4:15 PM IST

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