Condemnation: Journalists walk out of assembly session

During the session objectionable remarks were made against the media by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl lawmaker

PESHAWAR: Journalist walked out of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly session on Tuesday over objectionable remarks made against the media by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl lawmaker Munawar Khan.

During the session, Munawar, who hails from Lakki Marwat, said he was not satisfied with the media coverage for assembly proceedings. “Journalists are allotted parking spaces at the K-P Assembly and many of them attend sessions,” he said. “However, proper coverage has not been given to the proceedings.”

Munawar also went on to threaten to take action against the media if it failed to provide them with suitable coverage.

Following the statement, a large number of journalists walked out of the assembly hall and decided to boycott the proceedings.

Many of them gathered outside the building and shouted slogans against Munawar and his party.

Representatives from the government and opposition parties tried to pacify them and urged journalists to reconsider their decision to boycott the proceedings.

However, journalists stuck to their guns and insisted the JUI-F lawmaker should retract his statement.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 2^nd, 2015.