{"id":4989,"date":"2015-05-03T17:17:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T12:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2015-05-04T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T12:30:49","slug":"journalists-protest-against-professor-rehmans-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/journalists-protest-against-professor-rehmans-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists protest against Professor Rehman\u2019s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karachi: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) on Friday held a joint protest outside the Karachi Press Club against the brutal killing of KU Assistant Professor and journalist Dr Waheed-ur-Rehman.<\/p>\n

Journalists carrying placards and banners raised slogans against the killing of the journalist and government negligence to arrest the killers.<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists, KUJ Secretary General AH Khanzada said all journalists were united and a combined meeting of the PFUJ and the KUJ would soon be convened to discuss the targeting of media persons.<\/p>\n

Senior journalist Amir Latif said that killers of innocent citizens were roaming freely and no one seemed to have the power to stop them.<\/p>\n

He said a joint meeting would be called in which they would device strategy for the betterment of journalists.<\/p>\n

PFUJ Secretary General Khursheed Abbasi said the journalists would have to be more careful and alert.<\/p>\n

He condemned federal and provincial governments for not arresting the killers of journalists<\/p>\n

He demanded of the government to arrest the murderers of journalists and punish them.<\/p>\n

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Karachi: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) on Friday held a joint protest outside the Karachi Press Club against the brutal killing of KU Assistant Professor and journalist Dr Waheed-ur-Rehman. Journalists carrying placards and banners raised slogans against the killing of the journalist and government negligence to … <\/p>\n