KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has condemned the murder of Shujaat Bukhari, a senior Kashmiri journalist and editor of daily Rising Kashmir (Srinagar), and termed his death a great loss to fearless movements, free speech and human rights in the region.

In a statement, CPNE president Arif Nizami said that history was witness to the fact that resistance could never be crushed by use of force. He said the assassination of the editor was a severe blow to the fre­edom of press and should be condemned with full force.

Paying tribute to the slain journalist, Mr Nizami said Mr Bukhari was a brave journalist who was a strong advocate of peace. “Shujaat Bukhari has contributed a lot by his participation in several conferences held in Pakistan and India as well in other parts of the world for peace in the Kashmir.”

Published in Dawn, June 20th, 2018