ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has chal\u00adk\u00ad\u00aded out a plan to hold nat\u00adi\u00ado\u00adn\u00ad\u00adwide demonstrations, as well as a sit-in opposite Parliament House in Isla\u00admabad, in protest against the federal government\u2019s anti-media measures.<\/p>\n

Afzal Butt, the PFUJ president, and secretary General Arshad Ansari said in a statement on Tuesday the campaign would begin on Jan 26 (tomorrow) in order to press the government into redeeming its promises. Some of these are: an end to a practice by Pemra of sending illegal notices to television channels, doing away with registration of bogus cases and release of arrested journalists.<\/p>\n

The PFUJ office-bearers cited the examples of Imad Yusuf, implicated in a \u201cserious case\u201d, and Shahid Aslam, who was arrested recently for not disclosing his source of information. Mr Butt and Arshad Ansari criticised the federal government\u2019s media policies, citing recent amendments to the Pemra Act, amendments to the PECA Act and the delay in arresting Arshad Sharif\u2019s killers.<\/p>\n

Meetings with politicians<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of the nationwide protest movement, delegations from the PFUJ and other journalist unions will meet political leaders across the country on Jan 26 and 27 and urge them to join their campaign.<\/p>\n

The PFUJ said if its demands were not accepted by Jan 29, it would hold a sit-in outside Islamabad\u2019s National Press Club the next day (Jan 30).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will start our \u2018Freedom of Press Rally\u2019 from the National Press Club at 3pm on Jan 30,\u201d Mr Butt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will march towards Parliament House and then turn the rally into a dharna,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Source: Dawn<\/a><\/p>

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has chal\u00adk\u00ad\u00aded out a plan to hold nat\u00adi\u00ado\u00adn\u00ad\u00adwide demonstrations, as well as a sit-in opposite Parliament House in Isla\u00admabad, in protest against the federal government\u2019s anti-media measures. Afzal Butt, the PFUJ president, and secretary General Arshad Ansari said in a statement on Tuesday the campaign would begin [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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