Media community to stage worldwide protests today

ISLAMABAD—On the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ), protest demonstrations will be staged across the world including Pakistan today (Thursday).
According to information, media fraternity will hold protests and present protest resolutions before Pakistani embassies throughout the world. PFUJ also erected protest camp before Dawn News on Wednesday. Hundreds of people from every walk of life joined the hands of media men on this occasion. While addressing the protest rally, Rawalpindi Islamabad Press Club President Mushtaq Minhas evinced that few generals have created their monopoly over the entire military organization for their vested interests.
Our struggle will not end till the time, we do not meet our set objectives (the end of emergency and restoration of the independence of judiciary)’, he contended. We stand to salute the judges, who refused to take oath under PCO. Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Chaudhry is still our CJ”, he further added. Hamid Mir, a renowned journalist, said that media was not functional on the segregation of Pakistan in 1971. Every one knows that only few generals were responsible for the dismemberment of Pakistan in 1971.—Online