Fresh bid to unite rival PFUJ factions
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 22 January 2015
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The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists is taking steps to reconcile its rival factions. A committee has been formed to collect proposals and delay elections to foster unity.Summary
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Reunification Committee has started fresh efforts to unite rival factions.
The committee has requested PFUJ factions to submit their proposals for reunification as soon as possible, and to postpone the Unions of Journalists (UJs) elections for the greater cause of unity.
After receiving their proposals, the committee will convene a meeting, and will evolve a formula of unification
with the consent of PFUJ factions.
The committee comprises senior journalists I.A. Rehman, Hussain Naqi, M. Ziauddin, Nasir Zaidi, and
Khawar Naeem Hashmi.
KEY POINTS:
- PFUJ Reunification Committee initiated efforts to unite factions.
- Committee requests submission of proposals from rival groups.
- Elections for Unions of Journalists postponed for unity's sake.
- Meeting to establish unification formula after proposal review.
- Committee includes senior journalists like I.A. Rehman and Hussain Naqi.
