NEW DELHI, Nov 16: Expressing solidarity with journalists in Pakistan, the Editors’ Guild of India on Friday said it supported the mediamen’s demand to withdraw tough laws that hampered the functioning of the media in that country.

“We share the Pakistani media’s concerns over the present situation and fully support their demand for the immediate withdrawal of the two laws that have severely hampered the normal functioning of print media and forced private television (channels) to go off air,” president of the guild Alok Mehta said in a statement. The guild urged Pakistani authorities to immediately withdraw emergency, end the abuse of police and military powers, punish all violators of human rights and take all necessary steps to restore full structures and practices of democracy.