Gujrat turns hostile ground for journalists as DC faces mounting criticism

Gujrat turns hostile ground for journalists as DC faces mounting criticism

GUJRAT: For nearly a year now, District Gujrat has remained in the headlines not for development, not for governance reforms but for a running confrontation between the Deputy Commissioner and the local journalist community. In a province of 36 districts, observers say Gujrat is fast becoming an exception. Senior reporters here argue that nowhere else in Punjab have tensions between district administration and journalists persisted for so long a…