Leading journalists on Saturday stressed the need for implementing the laws on media freedom and called for the state to ensure justice to the journalists who were killed in the line of duty. They spoke at a symposium titled ‘No More Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists’ organised by the Institute of Business Administration’s Centre for
Karachi
January 2, 2021
To mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Gen Qasem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and their colleagues and Chehlum of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, speakers at an event said Soleimani and his colleagues were heroes of Islam who played a key role in uniting Shia and Sunni populations in Middle East against imperialist forces.
The event was organised by Khana-e-Farhang, the cultural centre of the Islamic Republic of Iran. A large number of people from different walks of life attended the event.
Iranian Consul General Ahmad Mohammadi, Khana-e-Farhang Director Bahram Kian, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Deputy Secretary General Ahmed Iqbal Rizvi, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan leader Maulana Aqeel Anjum and journalist Nazeer Laghari were prominent among the speakers.