Journalists to celebrate World Press Freedom Day as Demand Day.

KARACHI -- Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has decided to observe the World Press Freedom Day 2020 as Demand Day on May 3 (Sunday) so as to draw attention of the policy makers towards the current plight of working journalists and media workers across the country.

According to PFUJ, all its units will arrange rallies and hold programs to help streamline acceptance of their demands with specific reference to restoration of journalists and associated professionals, dismissed by different media houses (print as well as electronic) under flimsy pretext.

Till the acceptance of this demand all outstanding dues and monthly salaries of the out of job media workers was urged to be cleared and for which authorities were expected to...

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