Slain reporter: Pakhtun students demand security

Pakhtun Students Federation demand govt provide justice to Wali Khan Babar and provide security for journalists.

KARACHI: Members of the Pakhtun Students Federation (PSF) Sindh demanded the government provide justice to the slain news reporter, Wali Khan Babar, and provide security to other journalists who have been threatened.

Wali Khan Babar was the former deputy general secretary of PSF but was snatched away by extremists, said PSF Sindh president Raza Jadoon. He was speaking at a news conference at Karachi Press Club on Wednesday.

“A man takes decades to reach the place where Wali Khan Babar was. If the people who carry our voice are not safe then how can we say that we will get justice?” he questioned. He warned that the federation will decide their future course of action if the situation in the city does not improve and Wali Khan is not given justice.

Having a hit list of journalists is a matter of concern for both the media organisations and the present government, said Jadoon. “We demand that both media companies and the government provide security.”

Condolence meeting for Wali Khan Babar

A condolence meeting for Geo News reporter, Wali Khan Babar, will be organised by the University of Karachi’s international relations department on January 20 at 11:30 am in Room 1.

The department’s chairperson, Prof Dr Shaista Tabassum, announced on Wednesday that the students’ orientation day had been dedicated to Babar as he was the department’s alumnus and graduated in January 2007.
with additional input from aPP

Published in The Express Tribune, January 20^th,  2011.