Cartoonist Sabir Nazar says PPP using his caricatures without permission
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 4 May 2017
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Sabir Nazar has accused the Pakistan People's Party of using his caricatures without consent in their Lahore campaign against the PML-N government. The caricatures were originally created for the Herald magazine.Summary
ISLAMABAD - Sabir Nazar, editorial cartoonist for The Express Tribune and The Friday Times, Thursday complained that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) used his caricatures of the Punjab chief minister and the prime minister in its campaign in Lahore.
The PPP has launched a campaign against the PML-N government, setting up a protest camp in Nasir Bagh, Lahore.
In a tweet Nazar posted his caricatures as plastered on billboards, terming it a “copyrights violation.” He added that the caricatures were originally made for monthly magazine Herald.
“PPP using my caricature for @HeraldPakistan for their campaign in Lahore...copyrights violation.”
KEY POINTS:
- Sabir Nazar is an editorial cartoonist.
- PPP used his caricatures in their political campaign.
- Nazar claims this is a violation of his copyright.
- The campaign targets the PML-N government.
- Nazar posted his concerns via social media.
