Sukkur – Pakistan Freedom of Expression Monitor https://pakistanfoemonitor.org News with beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and emotions Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:47:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 216189435 Murdered journalist laid to rest https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/murdered-journalist-laid-rest/ https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/murdered-journalist-laid-rest/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2014 07:58:47 +0000 http://pakistanfoemonitor.org/?p=4716 Continue reading "Murdered journalist laid to rest"

]]> SUKKUR: Journalist Jeewan Arain, who had been killed the other day, was laid to rest in Khairpur. His funeral was attended by hundreds of protesting journalists while rallies condemning his murder were taken out across the province.

The President of Federal Union of Journalists, Afzal Butt, and Secretary of the PFUJ, Khurshid Abbasi, condemned the incident and said that the union would observe three days of mourning. They said that a delegation of the PFUJ would meet the IGP of Sindh soon.

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]]> https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/murdered-journalist-laid-rest/feed/ 0 4716 Journalist killed in Khairpur https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/journalist-killed-khairpur/ https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/journalist-killed-khairpur/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:27:14 +0000 http://pakistanfoemonitor.org/?p=4720 Continue reading "Journalist killed in Khairpur"

]]> SUKKUR: Three unidentified motorcyclists gunned down a local journalist in Khairpur on Wednesday.According to reports, local journalist Jeewan Arain was on the way to Gambat city of Khairpur from Khohra with a friend on a motorcycle when armed men on two motorcycles intercepted his bike at Link Road, Khohra and shot him dead and then fled.

The body of the deceased journalist was shifted to Gambat Hospital. Soon after the information about the killing some local journalists reached the hospital and protested against targeted killing of journalist Jeewan Arain. They demanded arrest of the killers.

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]]> https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/journalist-killed-khairpur/feed/ 0 4720 PFUJ demands speedy justice in Wali Babar case https://pakistanfoemonitor.org/pfuj-demands-speedy-justice-in-wali-babar-case/ Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:23:14 +0000 http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/?p=74838 SUKKUR: Journalists from Sukkur and Larkana division protested in front of the Central Prison Shikarpur on Saturday where the hearing in the Wali Khan Babar murder case was in progress by an ATC judge. Hundreds of journalists from Sukkur and Larkana rallied under the banner of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists in front of […]]]>

SUKKUR: Journalists from Sukkur and Larkana division protested in front of the Central Prison Shikarpur on Saturday where the hearing in the Wali Khan Babar murder case was in progress by an ATC judge.

Hundreds of journalists from Sukkur and Larkana rallied under the banner of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists in front of the Central Prison Shikarpur, where the ATC judge was hearing the Wali Khan Babar murder case.

The ATC judge adjourned the case till January 25 owing to the non-appearance of the counsel of the under-trail prisoner.

Police and Rangers had cordoned off the Central Prison Shikarpur.

On the occasion, executive member of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist Lala Asad Pathan said that journalists were being assassinated by terrorists but the government did not take any action.

He pointed out that 112 journalists had sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. He said that speedy justice and speedy trail were needed in the Wali Babar case.

Pathan said journalists were determined to spread their protests and rallies across the country.

Deputy Commissioner Shikarpur Aziz Ahmed met journalists and assured them of conveying their message to the ATC judge.

Later, journalists blocked the Indus Highway, Shikarpur, against the attack on a private television channel which claimed three lives. They demanded arrest of the killers.

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