Imran Khan meets Geo-Jang Group journalists

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 25 November 2014

Imran Khan engaged with journalists from the Geo-Jang Group at his residence in Bani Gala. He reiterated his opposition to the group's owner but praised the role of independent media in democracy.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan held a detailed meeting with journalists from Geo-Jang Group Tuesday at his Bani Gala residence.

A JournalismPakistan.com source says the journalists requested Khan to end boycott of Geo-Jang Group and send the party representatives to appear in Geo TV talk shows but he declined. Khan, however, said that his party held nothing against working journalists from the group but he and his party opposed the polices of Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, the owner of Geo-Jang Group.

He also appreciated role of media and efforts of working journalists in strengthening democracy, rule of law and highlighting human rights violations.

“Had there been no independent media in Pakistan, the PTI wouldn’t have emerged as the third political party despite its best efforts,” Khan was quoted as saying.

Then journalists present in the meeting included Rana Jawad, Hamid Mir, Tahir Khalil, Bilal Dar, Mumtaz Alvi, Maaz Ahsan and PFUJ President Afzal Butt.

KEY POINTS:

• Imran Khan met journalists from Geo-Jang Group at Bani Gala.
• Journalists requested an end to the group's boycott, which Khan declined.
• He praised the role of media in democracy and human rights.
• Khan expressed no personal issue with working journalists.
• Prominent journalists like Hamid Mir and Rana Jawad attended the meeting.