ISLAMABAD: Pakistan
Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed its resolve to continue its
struggle for freedom of press.
“May 13 is observed as day of remembrance, for four journalists, who were
sentenced to five public lashes (each) and imprisonment in 1978, during General
Zia-ul-Haq’s dictatorial regime,” the statement jointly issued by PFUJ
President Shahzada Zulfikar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi.
PFUJ has called for a joint strategy to achieve press freedom in the country
and defeat the government’s “fascist approach” towards media.
The PFUJ leaders have urged the journalist community to unite against forces of
oppression, otherwise these objectives will be difficult to achieve. “We have
always fought for our rights; freedom of expression is our constitutional right
and the struggle for it will continue till the end,” the statement said.
“Censorship and press advice was never accepted by our leadership in the past
and we will continue to follow them in pursuit of our goals,” they added.
Newspaper: Business Recorder
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