Terminated journalists to make pakoras outside Parliament House
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 29 October 2018
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A Joint Action Committee of journalists is organizing a pakora camp outside Parliament House to raise awareness about the plight of laid-off media workers. The event is scheduled for October 30 and aims to push for attention to their economic challenges.Summary
ISLAMABAD - A Joint Action Committee of journalists announced Monday that hundreds of journalists and media workers terminated by news organizations will set up a pakora camp outside the Parliament House.
Mubarak Zeb Khan, President Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) and chairman of the committee chaired a meeting on Monday.
The meeting decided that the laid-off media workers would make pakoras on October 30 to press the authorities to pay heed to their economic plight.
The journalists will also hold a protest in front of the Supreme Court.
Shakeel Anjum (Secretary National Press Club), Sardar Shaukat (President Rawalpindi-Islamabad Bureau Journalists Association), Muhammad Waheed Shaikh (Secretary, Media Workers Organization), and others attended the meeting.
Photo courtesy: Dawn.com
Key Points
- Pakora camp set for October 30 outside Parliament House.
- Organized by the Joint Action Committee of journalists.
- Aims to highlight economic hardships of terminated media workers.
- Prominent media leaders attended the planning meeting.
- Related protest will also occur outside the Supreme Court.
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