Journalists Demand: ‘Link media grant to wage award’

The protest was organised by the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists.

ISLAMABAD:
Journalists of the twin cities held a demonstration on Tuesday against non-implementation of wage award by the owners of media organisations, in violation of a Supreme Court decision, and non-payment of salaries by some media organisations. The protest was organised by the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) and demonstrators said the government should have linked its Rs330 million grant to owners of media organisations with the implementation of wage award.


Published in The Express Tribune, April 4th, 2012.