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We join the over 30 newspaper editors at this meeting of CPNE who passed a unanimous resolution against the threats to Jang Group Editor Coordination Shaheen Qureshi, who is also Chairman Editors, Journalists and Human Rights Activists Liaison Committee CPNE (a notified committee of CPNE). Following is the news item released by Online: CPNE expresses concerns over threats to Shaheen Qureshi KARACHI, May 13 (Online): Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), while expressing its deep concern over the life threats given to CPNE Vice President and Editor Coordination, Jang Group of Newspapers Shaheen Qureshi, strongly condemned such threats being given to media people. In a meeting held here at CPNE Central Secretariat which was presided over by President, CPNE Mujib-ur Rehman Shami declared such threats a continuous effort to curb the freedom of press in the country. In a resolution approved unanimously CPNE said that it is the responsibility of state institutions to provide security to editors, Journalists and Media House and urged the government to take appropriate measures in this regard. CPNE further emphasized that better coordination is required among all state institutions and all media organizations for the protection of democracy, freedom of expression and freedom of press to find a better solution of present media crisis wisely. (ends) bit.ly/1mo6kwE Participants at the meeting included: Mujeeb ur Rehman Shami, president; Dr Jabbar Khattak, secretary; Shaheen Qureshi vice president, Wamiq Zuberi, Qazi Asad Abid, Ikram Sehgal, Mushtaq Qureshi, Hamid Hussain Abidi, Ejaz ul Haq, Ghulam Nabi Chandio, Amir Mehmood, Waqar Yousaf Azeemi, Saeed Khawar, Tahir Najmi, Abdul Khaliq Marshal, Owais Aslam Ali, Maqsood Yousafi, Younus Mehr, Syed Rashid Ubaid, Taqi Alvi, Abdul Rehman Mangrio, Ghulam Rabbani, Iqbal Dil, Sher Muhammad Khawar, Arif Baluch, Waheed Jamal, Salman Qureshi, Mumtaz Ali Phulphoto, Danish Channa, Syed Kamran Rizvi, Usman Arab Sati, Muzafar Ijaz, Nauman Badar Farooqi, Haseena Jatoi, Durdana Shahab, Dr Fauzia Khan and others.
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 23:21:39 +0000

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