The Nation, a Pakistani publication edited by the New York Times’s Pakistan correspondent, which in August announced a local licensing agreement with the paper, published an article last week claiming that the “Jewish lobby” and supporters of LGBTQ rights were behind a recent letter issued by dozens of U.S. lawmakers calling for the release of imprisoned Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.
The article in The Nation, which is edited by New York Times Pakistan correspondent Salman Masood, and which partners with the Times to license its international content, is sourced to a dossier provided to Pakistani journalists by the nation’s security services. The article claims to offer important background information on the ideological motivations and even ethnic backgrounds of lawmakers who signed the letter. “In a recent development,” the English-language article reads, …..more