Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists | |
| Founded | 2 August 1950 |
|---|---|
Key people | GM Jamali (President) Shahzada Zulfiqar (General Secretary) |
| Affiliations | International Federation of Journalists |
ThePakistan Federal Union of Journalists(PFUJ) is atrade unionfederation ofjournalistsinPakistan.PFUJ is affiliated with theInternational Federation of Journalists.
History[edit]
The constitution of the PFUJ was first adopted in Karachi in April 1950 at the Pakistan Working Journalists Convention, in a meeting opened byMuhammad Zafarullah Khan.The last affiliate union adopted the constitution on August 2, thus marking the formal beginning of the union.Muhammad Abdul Shakoorbecame the first president and Israr Ahmad (journalist) its first secretary general.[1]
In Feb 2014, a merger of PFUJ and All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC) was announced to consolidate and strengthen the two journalism organisations.[2]
PFUJ first launched a website in 2015.[3]
WhenExpress Tribunejournalist Bilal Farooqi was arrested for alleged hateful and anti-military social media posts in September 2020, PFUJ condemned the arrest together with theInternational Federation of Journalists.[4]
See also[edit]
- Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors
- National Press Clubof Pakistan based inIslamabad
- Karachi Press Club
- Lahore Press Club
- Minhaj Barna,founder of PFUJ and former President of All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation (APNEC)
- Peshawar Press Club
- Quetta Press Club
- All Pakistan Newspapers Society(APNS)
References[edit]
- ^"About Pfuj".PFUJ.Retrieved24 February2021.
- ^Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and All Pakistan Newspaper Employees Confederation merger appreciatedAsiaNet-Pakistan website, 26 February 2014, Retrieved 13 April 2021
- ^"Web portal for journalists launched".The Nation (Pakistani newspaper).7 June 2015.Retrieved13 April2021.
- ^"Pakistan: The Tribune journalist arrested and later released".International Federation of Journalists website. 14 September 2020.Retrieved26 November2021.
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