Lahore Press Club bans minister Sheikh Rashid
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 5 September 2019
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The Lahore Press Club has barred Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed from its premises due to his disrespectful comments about an ailing journalist. This decision follows a solidarity call from the National Press Club in Islamabad for the journalist suffering from cancer.Summary
LAHORE — The Lahore Press Club (LPC) has barred Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed from entering its premises for his cruel remark against an ailing Geo News journalist.
According to Dawn, the journalist's colleagues had asked the minister to help the cancer-stricken Nasir, during his visit last week to the Benazir Bhutto Hospital, in Rawalpindi.
To this, Rashid reportedly said: "Para rehne do, in ka ye hi ilaaj hai." (Let him stay here, this is his only treatment).
Press club President Zulfiqar Ali Mehto and others "strongly condemned" Rashid's remarks.
The decision to ban the minister came following a call by the National Press Club (NPC), Islamabad to "show solidarity" with the ailing journalist.
The Lahore Press Club also announced a ban on covering the minister.
Photo: Twitter (@ShkhRasheed)
Key Points
- Lahore Press Club bans Sheikh Rashid from entering premises.
- Minister made cruel remarks about a cancer-stricken journalist.
- Decision follows support from the National Press Club in Islamabad.
- Press club President Zulfiqar Ali Mehto condemned Rashid's statements.
- The ban includes prohibiting coverage of the minister.
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