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| By By Adeel Pathan 10/1/2007 |
| HYDERABAD: The media persons on Sunday observed a black day across the Sindh province and strongly protested the police action in Islamabad against their fraternity. A large number of local journalists and media persons gathered at the Hyderabad Press Club and took out a protest rally to mark their disapproval that no rule of gun or baton-charge could keep them from performing professional duties. Reports from other districts of the province said that almost all of the major cities, towns and villages the journalists observed Sunday as a 'black day' against the police action in Islamabad. They also took out rallies, shouted slogans, and took banners inscribed with slogans against the state's use of power against its own citizens. They termed the police action in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore as act of terrorism and demanded action against those responsible, including the information minister and senior police officers. They said the torture on the media persons proved that the press freedom was still a dream in Pakistan. They said such incidents would not stop journalists from delivering their professional duties, adding the government must respect press freedom. Meanwhile, activists of Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) staged protest demonstrations outside the Hyderabad Press Club against the manhandling of journalists and lawyers in Islamabad and Karachi. District president of PPP Zahid Bhurguri MPA while women wing president of PML-N Soorath Thebo led the demonstrations and expressed solidarity with the journalists. The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) General Secretary Imdad Kazi in a statement condemned the police torture against journalists and termed it a grave situation in terms of lawlessness in the country. He said power race within the ruling parties for a bigger share was creating anarchy in the country. Imtiaz Hussain adds from Khairpur: Journalists and lawyers here on Sunday observed black day against police highhandedness in Islamabad. The journalists wore black armbands and hoisted black flags over the press club. President of People's Lawyers Forum, Sukkur division, Liaquat Hussain Sher advocate, Manzoor Hussain Larik and others alleged that the Chaudhrys of Gujrat had brought people from Gujrat to attack journalists and the lawyers in Islamabad. They said the show of brute force defamed the country. They demanded of the Supreme Court to take suo moto notice and bring the culprits to book. They termed the Islamabad action state terrorism and an attempt to subjugate the media. They called for stern action against police officials involved. |
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