KhUJ holds protest rally
PESHAWAR: Continuing its protest drive, the Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) on Saturday staged a protest rally against the imposition of emergency and curbs on the media.
KhUJ President Jan Afzal and Peshawar Press Club President Muhammad Riaz led the protesters.
The rally that was taken out from the Peshawar Press Club turned into a protest meeting near the Governor House where a large contingent of police stopped them from proceeding ahead.
Addressing the journalists, Jan Afzal flayed the attack by the police on the members of the Faisalabad Press Club, saying journalists would not succumb to pressure tactics and would continue their struggle for the rule of law.
“We are not just struggling for the restoration of transmission of some television channels but also for restoration of democracy, the Constitution, fundamental rights and reinstatement of superior court judges,” he said.
“The rulers have damaged the country’s image by imposing emergency.”
The speakers condemned the curbs on the media and imposition of emergency in the country and vowed to follow the directives of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists on the protest movement.
Source: The News
Date:11/26/2007
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