Daily Times
May 31, 2021
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned Geo News for banning anchor Hamid Mir from conducting his popular show Capital Talk.
In a statement issued on Monday, union President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi said,
“Geo management should let the journalist fraternity know what prompted them to take this decision within the 72 hours of Mir’s speech in front of the National Press Club on Friday where he condemned non-democratic forces for attacks on media persons and Asad Toor.”
The two leaders said that after the speech, it was feared the government and the establishment would employ pressure tactics on Geo. “We would like to know if it was the result of pressure from the government and the establishment or if Geo has taken this decision on its own. In either case, it is highly condemnable and would be resisted fiercely.”
Mayor calls for end to political fight over quarantine facility
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The mayor of Toowoomba says he’s frustrated a political war is being fought over whether to put a quarantine facility near his city without anyone asking what locals want.
The stand-off between the Queensland government and the Commonwealth has continued this week over the proposed quarantine facility, which the state is pushing to be built on the grounds of the Wellcamp Airport on the outskirts of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane.
Wellcamp Airport on Toowoomba’s outskirts has been put forward as a possible location for a quarantine hub.
Labor shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers says the opposition could give low and middle earners a permanent tax cut but is grappling with the future of high-income tax cuts.