Journalist fraternity on Tuesday staged protests in different parts of the province against the killing of journalist Noorul Hassan in Peshawar. Noorul Hassan, a local journalist hailing from Nowshera, was shot dead by unknown armed persons on Ring Road in limit of Pushtakhara police station in Peshawar on Monday last, while a cameraman, Sabir was critically injured in the firing, who is under treatment at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) Peshawar.
The funeral of the slain journalist was held in Shedo area of Jehangira in Nowshera on Tuesday. A large number of people, including journalists and area elders attended the funeral.
After the funeral, journalists who had come from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa staged protest against the target killing of Noorul Hassan. The protesting journalists also staged a sit-in on the GT road. They condemned the killing of their colleague and expressed disappointment over the government's silence over the issue.
They urged the government to arrest the killers forthwith and threatened to widen the range of their protests if the killers were not arrested.
Earlier, media persons in Jamrud area of Khyber tribal district were also held a protest demonstration against the murder of Noorul Hassan.
The protesting journalists, who gathered outside the press club, demanded the government to provide security to media persons and arrest the culprits involved in the Peshawar firing incident without delay. Meanwhile, journalist community also held a protest demonstration in Mardan against killing of their colleague Noorul Hassan.
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