Freedom of expression and Pakistani media by S M Irfan Tahir
Leeds: Seminar on Freedom of Expression and Press in POK held at Chapel Allerton Methodist Church Hall Town Street Organized by United Kashmir Peoples National Party (UKPNP).Freedom of expression and freedom of speech is a fundamental right of every human being. Nobody can impose and dictate others. We have the right to express our views and thinking independently and without any interruption . Media representatives should report in unbiased manner with the accurate facts and figures. Pakistan should follow the footsteps of UK and Europe about freedom of expression and Press independence . Pakistani Media should fulfill their duties and highlight the Kashmir issue in real prospective. Chief Guest of the Seminar was Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri Exiled Chairman United Kashmir Peoples National Party ( UKPNP ), Guest speakers were MP Fabian Hamilton Shadow Minister for Defense and Foreign Affairs , Councillor Ghulam Hussain President Kashir Freedom Movement UK & Europe, Councillor Sharon Hamilton Moortown Ward, Councillor Christine Macniven, Councillor Javed Akhtar, Candidate For Councillor Roundhay Ward Angela Wenham, Mahmood Kashmiri Chairman JKNIA, Faria Attique, Dr Hidayat Bhutto Sindhi World Congress, Dr Misfer Hussain President JKLL UK, Sajjad Raja President JKNAP, Sardar Amjad Yousaf, Irfan Yaqub, Raja Sarfraz, Faizan Ashfaq, Raja Usman Kiyani, Councillor Ali Adalat, Yasir Ikhlaq, Qamar Khalil, Raja Mohammed Mumtaz, Masroor Sabzwari, Mohammed Rukhshad and others special participants Raja Arshad Khan chief organizer al- Riyadh UKPNP ,Sardar Tariq Khan, Raja Khalid Khan,Shamas u Rehman, Mohammed Saeed Khan, Syed Mansoor Hussain Shah, Shahid Mahmood, Zohaib Aziz, Sardar Asad Khan, Mohammed Azam, Kishwar Hussain Khan, Raja Asim Abbas, Tousif Ayub, Amir Shafique, Farukh Abbasi, Mehtab Ahmed, Tanvir Abbasi, Mohammed Basharat, Rizwan Siddique, Raziq Shafique,Amjid Nawaz Khan, Asad Latif Dar, Mohammed Junaid Kiyani and many others. Report by S M IRFAN TAHIR Photojournalist / Member National Union of Journalists ( NUJ ) Great Britain.
