The
Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based group that advocates for the
rights of journalists has urged Pakistan to immediately release a reporter who
was arrested for his coverage of this week's violent clash between minority
Pashtuns and troops in a northwestern region near the Afghan border.The
international organization group, in Tuesday's statement says Gohar Wazir, a
reporter working for the private TV station Khyber News, was detained in the
town of Bannu after reporting on the demonstration of the Pashtun Protection
Movement, a group campaigning against the perceived high-handedness by security
forces.The arrest came days after the group led by two lawmakers clashed with
troops at an army post in the North Waziristan district, setting off a shootout
that wounded five troops and killed three activists. Wazir's arrest came days
after the group led by two lawmakers clashed with troops at an army post in the
North Waziristan district, setting off a shootout that wounded five troops and
killed three activists."Gohar Wazir should not have to face arrest merely
for doing the job of reporting the news, even reporting on controversial events
such as protests by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement," Steven Butler, CPJ Asia
program coordinator, said.
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