3 journalists get death threats

Published March 3, 2007

DARRA ADAMKHEL, March 2: Three tribal journalists received death threats from a little known militant organisation, Islami Mujahideen, local people and officials said.

Munawar Afridi, Nisar Afridi and Wazir Afridi received the threats because of their coverage of militant activities in Darra Adamkhel, Frontier Region of Kohat.

Pamphlets calling upon the ‘faithful’ to put to death the three journalists were distributed in the Bazikhel bazaar, Darra main bazaar, Akhurwal, Sheraki, Bostikhel, Torchappar and other areas.

The journalists have also been accused of having links with intelligence agencies.

The militant group also accused Khasadar personnel Pasham Khan, tribal elder Malik Sanauddin, Tablighi Jamaat worker Naveed Khan and five shopkeepers of the Darra bazaar of having links with intelligence agencies. It called upon tribesmen not to have any interaction with these people, if they wanted not to be harmed.

The pamphlets said 8220¡°it was obligatory upon all Muslims to kill these people8221¡± because their activities were creating obstacles for the movement of the Islami Mujahideen.

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