LAHORE: The
Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ), in its emergency meeting held here
on Tuesday, categorically stated that the journalist community would not
tolerate any ban/suspension of any channel of Jang/Geo, adding that the
economic murder of journalists on such a large scale would not be
acceptable at any cost.
According to a press release, the PUJ office-bearers said no one would be allowed to ban Jang/Geo or any other channel to punish the mistake of a person, as thousands of employees are attached with these channels. They said if any such action was initiated, they would resist it with full force.
The participants also called upon the federal government to intervene to counter the conspiracies being hatched against the fourth pillar of the state.
The meeting was chaired by PUJ President Hafiz Abdul Wadood in which senior journalists Moeen Azhar, Salman Ghani, Shoaib-ud-Din, Naeem Mustafa, Khawar Naeem Hashmi, Mian Habib, Ch Khadim Hussain, Nasir Naqvi, Amer Sohail, Abdul Majeed Sajid, Asim Naseer, Waheed Butt and Ziaullah Niazi participated.
It was also decided in the meeting that these journalists would meet all the stakeholders to find out a solution to the complex situation. The meeting also passed a resolution in which it was stated that the journalist community would not become part of any plan of any institution, adding that the community would not tolerate any curbs on the media and journalists.
The resolution also expressed solidarity with the workers of Jang/Geo, saying the community would protect their rights. The resolution also urged the cable operators to immediately restore the transmission of those channels that had been shut due to different reasons. The participants also announced to visit the Jang/Geo offices on Wednesday (today) to show solidarity with the workers of the group.
According to a press release, the PUJ office-bearers said no one would be allowed to ban Jang/Geo or any other channel to punish the mistake of a person, as thousands of employees are attached with these channels. They said if any such action was initiated, they would resist it with full force.
The participants also called upon the federal government to intervene to counter the conspiracies being hatched against the fourth pillar of the state.
The meeting was chaired by PUJ President Hafiz Abdul Wadood in which senior journalists Moeen Azhar, Salman Ghani, Shoaib-ud-Din, Naeem Mustafa, Khawar Naeem Hashmi, Mian Habib, Ch Khadim Hussain, Nasir Naqvi, Amer Sohail, Abdul Majeed Sajid, Asim Naseer, Waheed Butt and Ziaullah Niazi participated.
It was also decided in the meeting that these journalists would meet all the stakeholders to find out a solution to the complex situation. The meeting also passed a resolution in which it was stated that the journalist community would not become part of any plan of any institution, adding that the community would not tolerate any curbs on the media and journalists.
The resolution also expressed solidarity with the workers of Jang/Geo, saying the community would protect their rights. The resolution also urged the cable operators to immediately restore the transmission of those channels that had been shut due to different reasons. The participants also announced to visit the Jang/Geo offices on Wednesday (today) to show solidarity with the workers of the group.
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