The Federal Union of Journalists of Pakistan (PFUJ), the Union of journalists Rawalpindi-Islamabad (Riuj) and the National Press Club (NPC) have expressed a serious concern for what they called a “unilateral trial” against the journalist and reporter of senior investigation in the Express PAkGazette, Shahbaz Rana, in a local Islamabad court.
In an emergency meeting chaired by the president of PFUJ, AFZAL BUTT, at the National Press Club, the participants reviewed the Rana Research Report, which they said were completely based on official records, documents and even evidence in video of the prime minister.
Despite this, they said, civil and criminal procedures were initiated against him, while none of the other respondents appointed in petition 1, including the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the establishment and the IG of Islamabad, had been issued notices.
The meeting condemned the actions of the Court of First Instance as a violation of the principles of fair trial. The president of PFUJ, Butt, urged the Superior Court of Islamabad to intervene immediately, emphasizing that denying an outstanding investigation journalist The right to an impartial hearing raises serious questions about the justice system and has caused a deep concern throughout the journalist community.
