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A large demonstration held by journalists in Karachi to pay tribute to the martyred journalists of Gaza

Karachi: A large demonstration was held by journalists in Karachi to pay tribute to the martyred journalists of Gaza.Pakistani journalists, large in number, gathered outside the press club in Karachi on Tuesday to protest the killing of five Palestinian journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, in an Israeli strike on Gaza.The demonstration came during outrage over what journalist unions have called a targeted campaign against the press in the conflict-ridden Palestinian territory, where at least 269 journalists have been killed by Israel since Oct. 2023.While speaking at the demonstration, Nasrullah Chaudhry, president of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), called the recent killing of journalists in Gaza a 'massacre,' hailing Palestinian journalists for their courage and professional commitment.Israel's war on Gaza has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, around half of them women and children, with media workers reporting from the territory despite shortages of food, powe r and safety equipment amid Israeli blockades.