New York Times story on Taliban censored in Pakist

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New York Times story on Taliban censored in Pakist

New York Times story on Taliban censored in Pakista

A New York Times story saying that Pakistan's government protected Taliban forces was censored by the newspaper's printing partner in that country, resulting in a blank hole on the front page of its international edition.

The article, a 4,800-word excerpt from a book by Times reporter Carlotta Gall, appeared in the newspaper's magazine in the United States and was intended as a front-page article of the International New York Times. But it did not appear in the 9,000 or so copies printed for Pakistan, according to the publisher.

Gall's report looks at the ties between Pakistan's main intelligence service, ISI, and the Taliban. Her article points to former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as one of the Taliban's protectors who knew about Osama bin Laden's whereabouts in Afghanistan.

The Pakistani printer removed her article without the Time's knowledge, according to Times spokeswoman.

“We would never self-censor, and this decision was made without our knowledge or agreement,” Eileen Murphy said.