A leading Pakistani daily today asked the civilian and military establishment why action against JeM chief Masood Azhar and JuD's Hafiz Saeed is "danger" to the country's national security. <br/><br/>The strong editorial in The Nation, considered close to the government and military establishment, came as a prominent journalist, Cyril Almeida, of Dawn was banned from leaving Pakistan because of his front-page report on a rift between the military and the civilian government over the military's covert support to militant groups like the Haqqani network, Taliban and the LeT.<br/><br/>The editorial titled 'How to Lose Friends And Alienate<br/>People' said the government and the military instead of taking actions against Azhar and Saeed is lecturing the press.<br/><br/>Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Azhar and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, roam freely in Pakistan and are believed to have the protection of the military.<br/><br/>The Karachi Press Club has also demanded that the travel ban on Almeida be lifted.

A leading Pakistani daily today asked the civilian and military establishment why action against JeM chief Masood Azhar and JuD's Hafiz Saeed is "danger" to the country's national security. <br/><br/>The strong editorial in The Nation, considered close to the government and military establishment, came as a prominent journalist, Cyril Almeida, of Dawn was banned from leaving Pakistan because of his front-page report on a rift between the military and the civilian government over the military's covert support to militant groups like the Haqqani network, Taliban and the LeT.<br/><br/>The editorial titled 'How to Lose Friends And Alienate People' said the government and the military instead of taking actions against Azhar and Saeed is lecturing the press.<br/><br/>Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leader and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Azhar and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, roam freely in Pakistan and are believed to have the protection of the military.<br/><br/>The Karachi Press Club has also demanded that the travel ban on Almeida be lifted.