Journalists to go on hunger strike today

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KARACHI: On the call of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists against the passage of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Peca) amendment law, the Karachi Union of Journalists has announced a three-day hunger strike camp at the Karachi Press Club.

In addition to media workers, representatives of civil society, rights and labour organisations, lawyers’ bodies, political and religious parties were invited at the protest camp between 11am to 5pm to become part of the “anti-Peca struggle”, said a press release issued here on Monday.

Published in Dawn, February 11th, 2025

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