Demo held against murder of journalist
QUETTA- A large number of journalists, workers of various Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and activists of citizen action committees staged a protest demonstration against the murder of a young journalist Shahid Soomro in Kandhkot, on October 22, 2002.
The protesters gathered in front of Quetta Press Club, carrying placards inscribed with slogans demanding arrest of all those who were involved in the killing.
Speaking on the occasion, a veteran journalist and President Citizen Forum, Rasheed Baig, strongly condemned the killing of Shahid Soomro and said the journalist community would not sit idle as it was an attack on the entire newspaper industry.
He demanded that the government should take strong notice of the incident and the murderers of the Sindhi newspaper reporter should be arrested without delay.
He announced that the journalist community would continue its protest till the arrest of all the accused involved in the incident.
The activists of citizen action committees of Mastung, Gwadar, Kachhi, Larkana, Jacobabad and Karachi, including Adam Malik, Zulfiqar Halepoto, Jan Odohono, Dr Sabiha Mughal, Kausar Hussain, Hanifa Javed and Saeeda Shahwani also participated in the protest demonstration.
Source: Dawn
Date:10/25/2002
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