KABUL - Media support organisations have slammed the summoning of the Pajhwok Afghan News director by the Senate’s Public Welfare Commission as a violation of the law.
Qutbuddin Kohi, the Pajhwok correspondent based in Faryab province, wrote on his Facebook page on December 4 the following Hadith: "(The performance of) 'Umra is expiation for the sins committed (between it and the previous one). And the reward of the Hajj accepted by Allah is nothing except Paradise."
Kohi went on to say: “But some go to Umrah every year and complete seven tawafs (walking in circles around Kaaba), take pictures and behave like they are reconciled to Allah and will no longer do bad deeds. However, when they return, they forget all their commitments.”
Article 34 of the constitutions says: “Freedom of expression shall be inviolable. Every Afghan shall have the right to express thoughts through speech, writing, illustrations as well as other means in accordance with provisions of this constitution. Every Afghan shall have the right, according to provisions of law, to print and publish on subjects without prior submission to state authorities. Directives related to the press, radio and television as well as publications and other mass media shall be regulated by law.” (Pajhwok)