Geo TV network and Jang media group on Tuesday tendered apology to Pakistan’s Armed forces and the ISI for hurling allegations on its chief lt Gen Zaheerul Islam over the assassination attempt on leading anchor Hamid Mir.
In a published apology in English daily The News and Urdu newspaper Jang, the media group clarified that they were respectful of Pakistani forces and its leadership.
“We have always appreciated their sacrifices to safeguard our borders and the security of our country,” said the apology letter.
The Jang Group, which owns Geo TV, clarified that the allegations were not hurled by the institution but by Mir himself and later repeated by his brother soon after the attack in Karachi.