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FM radio Khyber restarts transmission after two years

Zahir Shah Sherazi Published November 16, 2014
The government has also decided to set up FM Radio stations in all seven tribal areas.– AP/File
The government has also decided to set up FM Radio stations in all seven tribal areas.– AP/File

PESHAWAR: After being inoperable for two years due to security threats, FM Radio in Khyber Agency has restarted its transmission.

According to Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata) secretariat officials, Fata Additional Chief Secretary Azam Khan issued directives to the political administration which has made the FM radio operational forthwith.

Read more:Govt to counter militant propaganda through radio in Fata

The government has also decided to set up FM Radio stations in all seven tribal areas with the aim of countering propaganda by militants and promoting peace in the militancy-hit area bordering Afghanistan.

The Lashkar-i Islam (LI) pirate radio which is already operating in Khyber Agency is a major propaganda tool used by militants.

Relaunching FM radio in Khyber at this stage would be crucial in countering the LI's radio propaganda.

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Comments (6) Closed
Anwar Amjad
Nov 16, 2014 10:36pm
Why can’t the pirate FM radio station of LI destroyed or jammed?
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Aly khan
Nov 16, 2014 11:47pm
It's good to have entertainment for the war torn region, we need to have some sort of entertainment to refresh and gain energy to deal with the very fundamental issues
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Shakil Khan
Nov 17, 2014 12:17am
@Anwar Amjad its because its based in Afghanistan! if you jam one or two frequencies, they will keep switching the frequency unless you jam the whole spectrum blocking all legal ones in the process.
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Baba De Kamaqlano
Nov 17, 2014 03:32am
It is a positive step and it should have some purposeful programs beside entertainment and education. This FM radio should high light the sufferings of Pukhtuns into the hands of terrorists and to educate people how to counter them and take this menace out of FATA.
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Akhthar
Nov 17, 2014 04:07am
@Shakil Khan read this again. The set up is in KP. This part of the world is in the control of the militants and there's strong anti Establishment feelings in the area due to decades of insurgency and operations. There's no peace for well over 3 decades due to Afghan war and people of this region have been used by the establishment.
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Ali Azhar
Nov 17, 2014 04:22am
Nib the evil in the bud! If they can reach masses with false propaganda (mullah radio Swat) why not the government with legal apparatus! In the end the common denominator for winning any war is media reach
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