PFUJ, KUJ reject move to put ban on TV channels PFUJ Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists The Karachi Union of Journalists will resist every sort of attempt from the government, the Permra or from any other quarter to put any sort of ban on electronic media. In a resolution adopted unanimously at the annual general council of the KUJ, it was stated that the journalist community would thwart any such attempt from any quarter which is aimed at suspending transmission of channels, or taking any sort of action against them in the backdrop of Islamabad incident which made the channels to broadcast the transmission live. In another statement, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) President Pervaiz Shaukat and General Secretary Amin Yusuf rejected the move to put any sort of ban and declared that they would utilise all methods of peaceful protest if any sort of ban was imposed. They stated that the PFUJ history shows that it had remained steadfast against all sorts of oppression by the dictators in the past, and they were forced to withdraw their decisions. Similarly, the PFUJ would not tolerate any sort of ban which is aimed at curbing the freedom of expression, and people’s right to know. Any method or any attempt which is aimed at curbing the media would be thwarted by the PFUJ with the unity of journalists community. The annual general council was also addressed by PFUJ General Secretary Amin Yusuf, KUJ President G M Jamali, KUJ General Secretary Fahim Siddiqui, and other senior journalists. The meeting also approved the annual report of the KUJ.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:21:18 +0000
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