RIUJ, press club condemn social media campaign against journalist Iffat Hasan
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 9 March 2017
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The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists and the National Press Club have condemned the negative social media campaign against Iffat Hasan. They demand accountability for baseless accusations targeting journalists.Summary
ISLAMABAD – The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) and National Press Club Thursday rejected the negative social media campaign against senior journalist Iffat Hasan Rizvi.
A meeting led by President RIJU Afzal Butt and NPC head Shakeel Anjum reacted strongly to the campaign and said that a Muslim woman journalist’s news was being a given a political and religious color.
The house decided that in future if baseless accusations were leveled against any journalist including Iffat, the fraternity would not take it lying down.
The meeting called for an immediate end to the ongoing campaign against Iffat.
She reportedly recorded the video of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s comments on the Pakistan Super League in which he called the foreign players phateechar (useless). The video has since gone viral with reports of the journalist getting threats for posting it.
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Key Points
- RIUJ and NPC reject the negative social media campaign against Iffat Hasan.
- The campaign targets a Muslim woman journalist's professional integrity.
- Meeting leaders call for an immediate end to the ongoing campaign.
- Iffat Hasan faced threats after posting a viral video of Imran Khan's comments.
- Journalist fraternity vows to not tolerate future baseless accusations.
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