25 Aug, 2010
PFUJ demanded withdrawal of Presidential award conferred upon Late Gen. (Retd) Mujeeb ur Rehman
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PFUJ Secretariat:
Media Release:
PFUJ demanded withdrawal of Presidential award conferred upon Late Gen. (Retd) Mujeeb ur Rehman
ISLAMABAD; :- Expressing surprise over government decision to confer presidential award upon Late Gen. (Retd) Mujeeb ur Rehman, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has termed it a move to insult media persons on the one hand and a black spot on the face of present democratic government of the PPP.
The PFUJ in a statement here on Friday reminded that the former secretary information was a mastermind during the dictator Gen Zia’s rule in imposing censorship for a long period in the history of Pakistan.
“Not only this, hundreds of media persons and entire leadership of the PFUJ was put behind the bars along with office-bearers of the affiliated UJs, workers of the various newspapers, including Daily “Mashriq”, Daily Imroze, Daily Pakistan Times, Daily Amn, Karachi; Daily Maswaat, Daily Al-Halal”, Karachi, Weekly “ Alfatah”, Weekly “Mahar”, and a number of others publications, on the orders of late Majeed”, the PFUJ added.
The statement pointed out that “It was same Gen. Majeeb who resorted to all sorts of torture and barbarism for disbanding the PFUJ and eliminating it from the scene and finally succeeded in making a division within its fold by the dint of lourement, threats.” The PFUJ further pointed out that “again it was Gen Majeeb under whose direct command and rule a number of journalists were tortured, lashed and awarded RI. He also launched character assassination campaign agianst democrary lovers and most popular political leadership of the masses, media persons and lawyers.
The PFUJ regretted that a man who was known as one of the most cruel, and who was against political workers, media persons and who ruthlessly used all state resources for defaming and underming the image of journalists, political forces, got removed hundred of journalists from the state rune organisations PTV, Radio Pakistan, APP, and publications of the defunct National Press Trust.
The PFUJ contended that Late Majeed also introduced culture of hypocrisy, nepotism, favouritism, and man chauvinism and number of restrictions for the working women in PTV. He was infact enemy of intellect, and those who believes on realism and nature. But to such a person decorating for any “quality” is a shameful and condemnable act.
The PFUJ demanded to the President Asif Ali Zaradari to take notice of such painful and unpopular decision and ordered fairy inquiry and whosoever responsible for adding insult to injuries of the journalists should be taken to task and ordered for withdrawal of the award and to protect the image of her government as well as consoling the media persons who are felling it an insult for all democratic lovers and fighters of the freedom of press and expression.
