PIO urges Newspapers, News Agencies and TV channels to refrain from airing or publishing baseless stories

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ISLAMABAD, May 9 (APP): The Principal Information Office (PIO)
Rao Tehsin Ali Khan has written a letter to the Editors of the Newspapers and News Agencies and Director News of the TV Channels requesting them to refrain from airing or publishing baseless news.
Contradicting a news item aired by some TV channels, he said that
no meeting was held between Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday during the latter’s visit to Lahore.
The PIO termed the news as baseless and concocted adding, the
misreported news also contained alleged specific quotes of the Prime Minister regarding government’s position on current political issues.