ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday dismissed pleas of Pakistan People Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) against PECA.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has announced to observe a black day on Monday against what it calls the draconian presidential PECA ordinance 2022 to gag media and stifle dissenting voices.According to details In a statement issued on Friday, the president of the PFUJ Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said that the journalist body had never and would never accept such ordinances and vowed to protest against it at every forum.
The two leaders appealed to all Union of Journalists (UJs) to stage protest and hoist black flags on press clubs on Monday (28 February) as a mark of black day. PFUJ instructed all UJs to hold demonstrations in front of their respective press clubs and important places to register their protest against this Draconian ordinance which is designed to shrink space for voices of descent beside freedom of speech and expression.
The two leaders said a protest would also be held in front of parliament in coming weeks for which arrangements are being made.
