Pakistan Journalists
Pakistan journalists condemn harassment of journalists by ministers, officials
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the chasing of journalists and Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) employees by unknown people in different vehicles.
Geo TV quoted the PFUJ leaders as asking the ministers and officials to stop their "third-grade" tactics.
According to a statement, PFUJ president Shahzada Zulfiqar and secretary-general Nasir Zaidi said, “Harassment and chasing on the street is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
They said the cabinet ministers have changed the press conference of the expelled staffer of FAFEN to suppress the media workers and staff of FAFEN.
“How could the press conference of a person be taken seriously who had been expelled due to misconduct?” they said.
Earlier, the FAFEN had issued a statement saying the allegations levelled by Sarwar Bari, National Coordinator of Pattan Development Organisation, are mala fide, which is meant to damage the reputation of Pakistan's largest non-partisan network of civil society organisations.
The News International quoted the statement as saying, “Bari’s accusations followed his and his organisation’s termination from the basic membership of FAFEN a few days ago after he failed to provide any evidence to substantiate similar claims and his campaign against the network that he has been running since October 2021.
"His termination was approved by consensus by the 20-member National Council of FAFEN according to its established rules and procedures. Bari no longer represents FAFEN and its positions and neither should he use the name of the network for his social and media legitimacy."
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