The Safma declaration laid emphasis on interfaith, interstate and inter-ethnic harmony. PHOTO: SAFMA
The South Asian Free Media Association (Safma) on Tuesday issued its declaration following its conference held in Amritsar and Lahore.
The journalists from eight member countries of SAARC pledged to promote and work for a dynamic, sustainable, peaceful, equitable people and environment-friendly South Asia with seamless borders and transnational connectivity through various means and at all levels.
Having met at Safma’s 8th South Asian Free Media Conference on: “A vision for South Asia and union: Opening minds, opening borders”, in Amritsar on 6 January and Lahore on 8-9 January, the South Asian journalists declared that they reject violence and extremism (religious, ethnic, and gender-based) in any form and adhere instead to a humane, tolerant, pluralist, democratic and progressive worldview as opposed to extremist and violent narratives.
The Safma declaration laid emphasis on interfaith, interstate and inter-ethnic harmony.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2013.
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