Afzal Butt

Afzal Butt is the President of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), known for his vocal stance on press freedom and media rights in Pakistan. He has recently been in the news for leading hunger strike protests against amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, which journalists claim threaten freedom of expression.

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Pakistan: Afzal Butt is the president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists who demanded the immediate release of Farhan Mallick. 7

Farhan Mallick Muhammad Zeeshan Awan Yusra Ashfaq Arshad Ansari

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Journalist booked under Peca remanded in FIA custody for four days - Newspaper

Pakistan: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) President Afzal Butt was present at the conference. 6

Rana Sanaullah Shaista Khosa Omar Ayub Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Salman Akram Raja Mahmood Khan Achakzai Sahibzada Hamid Raza Miftah Ismail Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar Liaquat Baloch Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Kamran Murtaza Imran Khan Manzoor Pashteen Mahrang Baloch Asma Shirazi

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Opposition alliance holds 2nd day of Islamabad grand moot despite hurdles - Pakistan

Pakistan: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) President Afzal Butt was present at the conference. 5

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Opposition goes ahead with 2nd day of Islamabad grand moot despite hurdles - Pakistan

Pakistan: Afzal Butt accused political parties of advocating for press freedom while in opposition but suppressing the media once in power. 5

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Mahmood Khan Achakzai Asma Shirazi Salman Akram Raja Shehbaz Sharif Omar Ayub Khan

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Opposition accuses govt of ‘suppressing’ its conference - Pakistan

Pakistan: Afzal Butt is a journalist who participated in the meeting discussing the implications of the Peca amendments. 7

Mian Muhammad Rauf Atta Muhammad Ishaq Notezai Muhammad Aurangzeb Khan Chaudhry Tanveer Akhtar Muneer Ahmed Malik Ayesha Malik Hamood Ur Rehman Awan Khalil Panezai Hafiz Ahsan Khokhar Munizae Jehangir Arshad Ansari Zahid Hassan Hamid Mir Mazhar Abbas Arifa Noor Mohammad Junaid Ghaffar

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Lawyers, journalists call on govt to repeal Peca tweaks - Pakistan

Pakistan: Afzal Butt was unanimously elected president of the PFUJ for the next two years. 9

Matiullah Jan Arshad Ansari Lala Asad Pathan

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: PFUJ declares Peca changes ‘martial law for media’ - Pakistan

Pakistan: PFUJ President Afzal Butt while speaking at the camp outside the National Press Club in Islamabad slammed politicians for turning the amendments into a law at a fast pace. 5

Asif Bashir Chaudhry Tahir Hasan Khan Fazil Jamili Khalid Khokhar Wasim Khan Fareed Lakho Shehbaz Sharif Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Nasir Hussain Arshad Ansari Qamar Bhatti Khalil Ahmed Ghani Kakar Imran Ayub Saleem Shahid

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941: Journalists stage hunger strike to protest amendments to Peca - Pakistan