PFUJ launches Facebook page, twitter account
National
December 23, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has launched its Facebook page and twitter account from Tuesday, an official announcement from the journalists’ representative organisation said.
“We are pleased to announce the launching of our two social media tools that will help us to reach out not only nationally but also at the global level,” a joint statement issued by PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfikar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said.
They said, “This was a much awaited action, which we have finally taken and it will help us to expand our reach,” says a press release. Shahzada Zulfikar and Nasir Zaidi said that the launching of these two social media tools has almost coincided with PFUJ’s book on 70 years of the organisation’s struggle for freedom of expression and economic rights of media workers. The book titled, “From retrenchment to lashes” is likely to be launched w
Sindh Sabha stages protest against forced disappearances
National
December 23, 2020
SUKKUR: The Sindh Sabha held a protest in Sukkur on Tuesday against forced disappearances of Sindhi and Seraiki nationalists and announced to organise a long-march from Karachi to Rawalpindi to highlight the issue.
The protesters and family members of the ‘forcefully-disappeared’ persons demanded release of their loved ones or to bring them in the courts of law, if they were wanted in any case. Addressing the protest rally at the Sukkur Press Club, the representatives of protesters said it was the prime responsibility of the state to protect its citizens and safeguard their fundamental rights.
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