Media organisations reject idea of tribunals

Form standing committee to take all possible steps in this regard

ISLAMABAD: All media organisations, including APNS, CPNE, PBA and PFUJ, have unanimously rejected the decision of the federal cabinet to establish ‘special media tribunals’.

During a press conference held here on Thursday, the heads of all media organisations expressed concern over the government’s attempt to strip the liberty of media by establishing media tribunals, which according to them “is continuity of censorship of media by powerful government elements”.

The joint meeting demanded of the government to take back its anti-media decision.

The heads of media organisations resolved to take all possible steps to stop the media tribunals from being established.

A standing committee comprising heads of all media organisations has been formed, which will decide further initiatives in this regard.

APNS President Hameed Haroon, CPNE President Arif Nizami, PBA Chairman Shakeel Masood, PFUJ’s Nawaz Raza, Mubarak Zaib and Pervaiz Shaukat, CPNE Vice President Sardar Khan Niazi, CPNE Secretary General Dr Jabar Khattak, APNS Vice President Mumtaz Tahir, APNS Secretary General Sarmad Ali, APNS Joint Secretary Syed Muneer Jilani, APNS Finance Secretary Shahab Zuberi, Daily Pakistan Chief Editor Mujeebur Rehman Shami, Daily Dawn Chief Editor Syed Zafar Abbass, Daily Tijarat Chief Editor Jameel Ather, Daily Business Recorder Publisher Asif Zuberi, PFUJ workers Raja Riaz and  Tahseen Rathor, Daily Sahafat Chief Editor Khushnood Ali Khan and Daily Osaf Editor Mohsin Bilal were present.