‘NWFP, FATA most unsafe region for journalists’
August 26th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug.26 (ANI): Monday’s incident in which an Afghan journalist, Janullah Hashimzada, was brutally murdered in Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency has once again highlighted that the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are the two most unsafe areas for journalists in the region.
About 12 journalists have been killed by extremists and many kidnapped since the Taliban established its writ in the region.
Musa Khan Khel, correspondent of The News and Geo News in Swat, was killed in February this year while returning home after covering a meeting of the banned Tanzim Nifaze Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM).
Another journalist from the Valley, Mohammad Shoaib, was shot dead by the security forces for alleged violation of curfew. He was taking his daughter to hospital when security personnel opened fire at him.
Similarly several media persons, who were constantly bringing the brutalities of the Taliban to the fore, have been killed by militants over the last one year.
While the government and the Army claims that extremists have been forced to retreat and the region is now safe for thousands of displaced people to return, there still exists severe threats to the lives, properties and families of media persons in NWFP and FATA, The News reports. (ANI)
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- Pakistan TV journalist killed in Swat Valley (Lead) - Feb 18, 2009
- Don't look for Sharia in democracy: Sufi Mohammad - May 04, 2009
- Pak ATC summons Sufi Muhammad to appear in court on June 29 - Jun 22, 2010
- Ten extremists including Sufi Mohammad's close aide surrenders - Oct 06, 2009
- Peshawar High Court grants bail to TNSM chief Sufi Mohammad's sons - Aug 26, 2009
- Swat deal has empowered Taliban to impose its draconian ideals on terrified populace - Mar 07, 2009
- Taliban radicals set to walk free following Pak governments sharia capitulation - Feb 18, 2009
- South Asia Media Commission condemns TV journalists' killing in Pak - Aug 28, 2009
- Special team to probe Pakistan journalist's killing - Feb 21, 2009
- Afghan journalist killed in Pak's Khyber Pass - Aug 24, 2009
- UN agency condemns killing of journalist in Pakistan - Sep 01, 2009
- TNSM spokesman Ameer Izzat Khan killed : ISPR - Jun 06, 2009
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