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Journalist Killed in SWAT while performing his duty

by shinwari | February 18, 2009 at 07:00 am

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Journalist gunned down in Swat .Journalists community from all the country has condemned the brutal killing of journalist and demanded of the government to arrest the killers.

According to details Musa Khan Khel, Correspondent of Geo News Tv channel and Daily the news was performing his duty when some unknown gun men attacked him and opened indiscriminate firing and killed him in Matta Swat.

federal Minister of Information Sherin Rehman has said that the killers of Musa khan khel will be arrested for giving them examplory punishment.

Journalists of landikotal have also demanded of the high official of pakistan to provide complete compenstation to the bereaved family of Musa khan khel and arrest his killers

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nehalarya

at 07:48 on February 18th, 2009

Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) A Pakistani journalist with Geo TV was shot dead Wednesday in the country’s northwest, two days after Islamabad allowed the Taliban to impose Shariat (Islamic law) in the area.
Geo TV said unidentified gunmen shot dead Musa Khan Khel in Matta area of Swat Valley in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Khan Khel, who also worked for the English newspaper The News, was in the area to cover the talks between the local Taliban leader and a cleric, the News Network International (NNI) news agency reported.

“We demand of the government to trace the killers and punish them,” Geo TV said.