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Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists demands apology from PML-N leaders for abusing journalists

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ISLAMABAD: Expressing serious concern over leaked audio clip of two senior PML-N leaders in which they are using abusive language against senior journalists and anchorpersons, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has demanded an apology from the party leadership. In a joint statement, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said the […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) rallies condemn Israeli atrocities, attack on media in Palestine

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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Speakers, representing journalists bodies and civil society at rallies on a call by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ), has strongly condemned Israeli terrorism and atrocities against Palestinian and bombing on civilian residential centres and media houses and urged international community and United Nations (UN) to immediately intervene to stop Israeli aggression and terrorism […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) demands immediate production of missing journalist

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Sunday demanded immediate production of journalist Mudassar Naaru who has been missing since the last three years. His artist and activist wife Saddaf Chughtai expired due to a sudden cardiac arrest on Saturday after a long wait and struggle for her husband, leaving behind their three-year-old child […]


PFUJ postpones long march

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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has postponed a planned April 5 long march from Quetta to Islamabad because of the coronavirus pandemic.    PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi said that since the third COVID-19 wave was worsening and several colleagues had lost their lives because of it, the march stands postponed.                                      PFUJ […]


For revival of media industry: PFUJ submits 19-point charter of demands to govt

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ISLAMABAD: PFUJ submitted 19-point charter of demands to federal government and urged to take urgent measures for revival of media industry and ensure freedom of press. Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist has submitted its 19-point charter of demands to the federal government ahead of its already announced long march this month from Quetta to Islamabad. […]


PFUJ slams Pemra’s advice to TV channels

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the issuance of advice barring all satellite TV channels to stop analysis on the performance of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as this is unnecessary as per the standards of the globalised world we live in today. In a joint statement, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar […]


The struggle of the PFUJ

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The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has recently published a collection of articles by senior journalists who have contributed to the struggle of free press in Pakistan. ‘From Layoffs to Lashes: PFUJ’s 70-year fight for media freedom’ is a book that all activists and backers of media freedom must read. The moving force behind […]


PFUJ slams anti-terrorism cases against journalists by Sindh Police

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed serious concern over registration of cases under the Anti-Terrorism Act against journalists, protesting against the alleged extrajudicial killing of a varsity student, Irfan Jatoi, and condemned the murder of private new channel’s journalist, Ajay Laalwani, both of which happened in Sukkur. The PFUJ termed the […]


The struggle of the PFUJ

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What an event it was in Islamabad on March 17, for the journalist community! It was the book launch of ‘From layoffs to lashes: PFUJ’s 70-year fight for media freedom’ – compiled by Mazhar Abbas and edited by Nizamuddin Siddiqui and Waris Raza. There was also a seminar to discuss freedom of the press and […]


Book on PFUJ’s history launched

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) here on Wednesday launched the book about its history, titled: “From Layoffs to Lashes: PFUJ’s 70-year Fight for Media Freedom” highlighting the seven decade struggle for free voice and democracy. The author of the book Mazhar Abbas highlighted the contents of the book and narrated that the […]


PFUJ announces long march from Quetta

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Shibli Faraz has said the government gives due importance to freedom of expression. Addressing a PFUJ seminar on “Freedom of Press and Resolution of Media Crisis” here on Wednesday, he said the government would do its best to solve problems of the journalist community. He said a bill will […]


PFUJ seminar on press freedom, resolution of media crisis today

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ISLAMABAD: Representatives of mainstream political parties, trade union, civil society and human rights groups will address a national seminar on “Freedom of Press and Resolution of Media Crisis” to be organised by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) today (Wednesday), says a press release. The seminar is part of PFUJ‘s country-wide campaign “Enough is Enough.” […]


PFUJ demands Shehbaz Gill’s removal for trolling women journalists

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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned trolling of women journalists and anchorpersons by Shahbaz Gill, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, and demanded his resignation In a joint statement, President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi called for Gill’s immediate removal. They said he has proven time and again to be unfit […]


Labour of love

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From Layoffs to Lashes, a compilation of 58 articles (36 in Urdu and 22 in English), vividly chronicles the fights waged by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) over the last 70 years to protect and promote press freedom and the economic wellbeing of working journalists; and in between trying to prosecute cases of […]