PFUJ says govt has a hidden agenda to strangulate freedom of press
Pakistan
Tue, Jan 19, 2021
The mics of several Pakistani media outlets can be seen in this photo. Facebook/Shere Azam/Files
It is evident that the government has a hidden agenda to crush freedom of the press in the country, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) said Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by PFUJ, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting identified four factors that were causing problems for the country s media workers:
- Expanding retrenchments, non-payment, delayed payment or cut in salaries of workers
- Diminishing press freedoms