Regional journalists demand approval of a 10-point charter of demands, including amending the PECA Act to remove government restrictions on freedom of expression.
Rana Waheed, Bureau Chief, Dawn TV, Dawn London
Okara: Seminar titled “Role of Regional Journalists,” organized by the Regional Union of Journalists, Pakistan, for freedom of expression. RUJ Pakistan Senior Vice President Syed Tahir Ahmed Shah participated in the seminar. According to the details, a seminar titled “Role of Regional Journalists” was organized by the Regional Union of Journalists Pakistan on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. The seminar was attended by RUJ Pakistan Central Senior Vice President Syed Tahir Ahmed Shah, Central Vice President Dr. Muhammad Zakaria, Secretary General Abid Hussain Mughal, Central Secretary Women Wing Ayesha Amjad, Member Central Executive Committee Muhammad Ashfaq Chaudhry, General Secretary West Punjab Mirza Owais Baig, Provincial Vice President West Punjab Irfan Naveed Ghauri, Divisional President Sahiwal Mian Arif Mumtaz Boudla, Member Punjab Bar Council Amjad Pervez, District President PML-N Women Wing Miss Saima Rashid Advocate, District President RUJ Okara Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, Chairman Rao Atiq Gohar, President DUJ Okara Dr. Ijaz Anjum Khokhar, President Okara City Press Club Okara Abbas Ali Jatt, former President Muhammad Mazhar Rashid Chaudhry, Ehtesham Jamil Shami, Rai Imdad, Ijaz Bhatti, Tanveer Ijaz Gilani, Saber Mughal, Imran Zahid Khokhar, Hafiz Jamshed Ashraf, Chaudhry Shahzad. Anjum Kamboh, Rana Zafar Iqbal, senior journalist Muhammad Aslam Paracha, Rai Ali Akbar, Hafiz Hasnain Raza, Taskin Kamboh, and others spoke. Hundreds of journalists from the Okara district participated in the seminar. The speakers demanded the approval of a 10-point charter of demands of regional journalists, including amending the PECA Act to end government restrictions on freedom of expression, and paid tribute to the martyred journalists. Okara () A seminar titled, “The Role of Regional Journalists” for Freedom of Expression was organized by the Regional Union of Journalists, Pakistan. A large number of journalists, including RUJ Pakistan Senior Vice President Syed Tahir Ahmed Shah, General Secretary Abid, and District President Sahiwal Chaudhry Najeeb Ahmed, participated in the seminar. According to the details, a seminar titled “The Role of Regional Journalists” for Freedom of Expression was organized by the Regional Union of Journalists Pakistan on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. The seminar was attended by RUJ Pakistan Central Senior Vice President Syed Tahir Ahmed Shah, Central Vice President Dr. Muhammad Zakaria, Secretary General Abid Hussain Mughal, District President Sahiwal Chaudhry Najeeb Ahmed, Central Secretary Women Wing Aisha Amjad, Member Central Executive Committee Muhammad Ashfaq Chaudhry, General Secretary West Punjab Mirza Owais Baig, Provincial Vice President West Punjab Irfan Naveed Ghauri, Divisional President Sahiwal Mian Arif Mumtaz Boudla, Member Punjab Bar Council Amjad Pervez, District President PML-N Women Wing Miss Saima Rashid Advocate, District President RUJ Okara Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, Chairman Rao Atiq Gohar, President DUJ Okara Dr. Ijaz Anjum Khokhar, President Okara City Press Club Okara Abbas Ali Jatt, Former President Muhammad Mazhar Rashid Chaudhry, Ehtisham Jamil Shami, Rai Imdad, Ijaz Bhatti, Tanveer Ijaz Gilani, Sabir Mughal, Imran Zahid Khokhar, Hafiz Jamshed Ashraf, Chaudhry Shahzad Anjum Kamboh, Rana Zafar Iqbal, senior journalist Muhammad Aslam Paracha, Rai Ali Akbar, Hafiz Hasnain Raza, Taskin Kamboh, and others spoke. The speakers demanded the approval of a 10-point charter of demands of regional journalists, including amending the PECA Act to end government restrictions on freedom of expression, and paid tribute to the martyred journalists.
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