Lahore, Pakistan: On the call of South Asian Free Media Association (safma), journalists and Lahore Press Club leaders stage a demonstration to condemn the brutal murder of Editor Rising Kashmir Shujat Bukhari in Srinagar and demanded formation of an independent commission of inquire to bring the real culprits to justice.
According to a press release issued by SAFMA on Tuesday, demonstrations were organised in different cities of South Asia on the killing of voices of peace in a troubled region. Addressing the demonstrators, Secretary General Safma Imtiaz Alam called upon the concerned authorities to stop such acts of terrorism. He paid rich tributes to Shaheedi Shujaat Bukhari for his bravery, professionalism and commitment to peace. Mr Bukhari, he said wanted a peaceful solution to the ongoing atrocities and militancy.
Former Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed expressed solidarity with the struggle of journalists for press freedom and their recurit. He lamented the murder of Shujaat Bukhari and called for independent inquiry into the killing of a voice of sanity. He emphasised that without respecting freedom of expression and civil rights of the people their cannot be any democracy. He cautioned against the efforts to muzzle media freedom, which would cast doubts about the fairness of elections.
President of Press Club Lahore Azam Ch called upon the journalists and their bodies to get united to protect the journalists and media freedom.
