PFUJ condemns arrest of Mohsin Baig

February 16, 2022: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the arrest of Editor Mohsin Baig and harassment of his family members by the Federal Investigation Agency’s officials. In a statement issued on Wednesday, PFUJ’s President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said that arrest of an editor in this way is shameful…

PFUJ condemns abduction of journalists in Kabul

February 02, 2022: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the arrest of two independent journalists Waris Hasrat and Aslam Hijab in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, reportedly by some members of Taliban. The reports reaching here Monday suggest that some men identified themselves as members of the Taliban arrested Aslam Hijab,…

PFUJ condemns target killing of Hub-based journalist

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the target killing of Metro One news correspondent Shahid Zehri near police station in Hub district of Balochistan. In a statement, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi, while condemning this brutal act of target killing of journalist, called for immediate arrest of…

PFUJ demands judicial probe into tapping of journalists’ phone calls

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has demanded an immediate constitution of a judicial commission to investigate tapping, tracking and monitoring of telephone calls of journalist as Prime Minister’s Spokesperson and Special Assistant on Political Affairs Shehbaz Gill has confessed during a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday. In a joint statement, PFUJ’s…

PFUJ Rejects Talks on Pakistan Media Development Authority Controversy

ISLAMABAD, September 16, 2021: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has dispelled the impression that the stakeholders are ready to hold talks over the controversial Pakistan Media Development Authority (PDMA) bill. In a statement issued in Lahore on Thursday, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said the journalists’ fraternity considered PMDA bill…