Three member IFJ delegation impart training to journalists
Saad Saud

ISLAMABAD—Three member delegation of International Federation of Journalists (IJF) led by its General Secretary Aidan White will arrive here on March 13 for a five day visit to Pakistan.
Besides meeting government officials, the members of the delegation will have also interaction with representatives of journalists and civil society for drafting a code of ethics for the print and electronic media here.The members of the delegation will interact with the representatives of various organizations of media at a meeting being held at local hotel on March 15. The IFJ delegation comprises a trainer, who will impart training to a select group of journalists on various subjects including the element of security for working journalists.
The two day training is being organized by Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists from March 19-20 with the cooperation of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Journalists from all over the country, representing different print and electronic media, will participate in the two-day training workshop.
Journalist community will express solidarity with lawyers for the supremacy and independence of judiciary and observe Black Day on March 10. Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalist (RIUJ), on the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ), on Friday decided to observe “Black Day” on March 10 to express solidarity with lawyers community.
A meeting of RIUJ was held here under the chairmanship of its President Afzal Butt also decided to organize a seminar on March 11 which will be addressed by President Supreme Court Bar Association Aitzaz Ahsan and other leaders of lawyers and journalist community.