June 10, 2007	Sunday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 24, 1428

LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 9: Journalists held a demonstration here on Saturday in protest against the killing of their colleague in Bajaur Agency and curbs on media.

The journalists took out a procession from the Landi Kotal bazaar which converged at the Bacha Khan chowk where it turned into a public meeting. Activists of political parties and social organisations also participated in the protest.

Speaking on the occasion, Kamal Khan, general-secretary of the Tribal Union of Journalists’ local unit, demanded immediate arrest of the killers of Noor Hakim.

He said journalists in Fata were faced with threats from militant organisations. He demanded security for tribal journalists.

Mr Khan also criticised the recent curbs on electronic media by the government. He said such steps showed the government’s nervousness in the face of a bold role played by both the print and electronic media during the recent judicial crisis.

Local leaders of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and representatives of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan also condemned the fresh curbs on the media.