Pakistan Media Commission held its second conference on 15th October in Islamabad on ‘Attacks on Journalists and Media Freedom’. About 150 editors and leading journalists attended the conference and elected the following members of the commission to monitor attacks on journalists and audit media content to keep up the professional standards and observance of ethics: President, M Ziauddin, General Secretary Afzal Khan, Arif Nizami, Nazir Leghari, Hussain Naqi, Hina Jillani, Sadaf Arshad, Saddique Baloch, Tariq Chaudhry, Ayaz Khan, Dr Jabbar Khattak, Mehmal Sarfraz, Shamim Shahid, Saleem Shahid and Rehana Hakim. In a declaration, the participants at the conference resolved to defend freedom of expression and safeguard journalists from increasing threats to their lives and the intimidations and obstructions.
