PFUJ Secretariat:
Media Release: PFUJ to hold rally on May 3
ISLAMABAD, April 20: For the first time in the history of the country, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) would hold a major media rally in view of constant threat to lives of media persons in various parts of the country. Moreover, through this rally the PFUJ would highlight the indifferent attitude of media owners towards journalists and workers, and condemn media owners failure to provide job security to media persons and ensuring life security and economic rights to their workers.
The rally would commence on May 3 at 10am at PFUJ Secretariat situated at 12 Nazim-ud-Din Road, Islamabad, and would be led by PFUJ President Pervaiz Shaukat. Media persons from Khyber PakhtoonKhwa, Abbottabad, Attock and Islamabad would take part in this rally which would culminate on The Mall Road Lahore via G T Road in front of the Punjab Assembly building.
The rally is being held to press for the PFUJ demands, including freedom of press, protection of media persons and economic rights of journalists.During the route of the rally from Islamabad to Lahore, processions of media persons from adjoining areas, like Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Jhelum, Lala Musa, Gujrat, Kharian, Gujranwala, Ghakhar, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad and other parts would merge with the main rally.
Shamsul Islam Naz
Secretary General
PAKISTAN FEDERAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS
12-Nazimuddin Road, F-6/1
Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone Office +92(0)51 2870220-1
Facsimile +92(0)51 2870223
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http://www.shamsulislamnaz.com
http://www.pfuj.pk
