One of the most extraordinary events happened in Pakistan yesterday where the government, the ISI and the Army were blasted for their role in gagging the media.
Every news channel and every known journalist had set up shop outside the Parliament all day yesterday. Quite sad there has been an intentional blackout of this event by the international media.
Pakistanis fighting for freedom, democracy just isn't news-worthy unless we're blowing stuff up.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Journalists stage sit-in in front of Parliament House
Every news channel and every known journalist had set up shop outside the Parliament all day yesterday. Quite sad there has been an intentional blackout of this event by the international media.
Pakistanis fighting for freedom, democracy just isn't news-worthy unless we're blowing stuff up.
ISLAMABAD, June 15 (APP): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is leading a two- day sit-in of Journalists in front of Parliament House demanding a judicial commission headed by a judge of the Supreme Court be constituted to probe the murder of Salim Shahzad and other journalists. Other Journalist Unions from across the country are also participating in the two day sit-in against killing of journalists in the country.
PFUJ President Pervez Shaukat, President National Press Club Afzal Butt and President of Rawalpindi Union of Journalists (RUIJ) Tahir Rathore said that the protest would continue for 24 hours.
“Our demand is for a impartial inquiry to punish the killers of journalists” they said.
They said that journalists had always supported democracy and they expected positive response from the democratic government “.
The parliamentarians belonging to different political parties participated the peaceful protest of journalists and expressed the solidarity with them.
Senators including, Salim Saifullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Raja Zafar Ul Haq, MQM Wasim Akhtar, JI Dr. Khursheed Ahmed and MNAs Akhunzada Chatan, Hanif Abbasi, Khushbakhat Shujat, Haider Abbas Rizvi, Anjam Aqeel, Dr, FazaL Tariq Ch, Shakeel Awan, Asma Jhangir President Supreme Court Bar Council were participated.
PFUJ President Pervez Shaukat, President National Press Club Afzal Butt and President of Rawalpindi Union of Journalists (RUIJ) Tahir Rathore said that the protest would continue for 24 hours.
“Our demand is for a impartial inquiry to punish the killers of journalists” they said.
They said that journalists had always supported democracy and they expected positive response from the democratic government “.
The parliamentarians belonging to different political parties participated the peaceful protest of journalists and expressed the solidarity with them.
Senators including, Salim Saifullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Raja Zafar Ul Haq, MQM Wasim Akhtar, JI Dr. Khursheed Ahmed and MNAs Akhunzada Chatan, Hanif Abbasi, Khushbakhat Shujat, Haider Abbas Rizvi, Anjam Aqeel, Dr, FazaL Tariq Ch, Shakeel Awan, Asma Jhangir President Supreme Court Bar Council were participated.
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