The journalists from Karak District protested on Thursday against the attack on a local journalist by Shah Jehan, the brother of Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Malik Qasim Khan.
The journalists, led by Karak Press Club President Nawaz Khattak and General Secretary Haleem Bukhari, began their protest march from the Baz Muhammad Chowk and ended at the Saddam Chowk. The protesters carried banners and blocked the Karak-Bannu road at Saddam Chowk for traffic.
Addressing the protesters, the speakers condemned the attack on Haleem Bukhari over publishing a news item in his weekly against Malik Qasim Khan. They alleged that Qasim, accompanied by other men, had also broken the camera and mobile phone of the journalist.
The speakers alleged that the MPA had been patronising gambling, adding that they will reveal the embezzlements done by him. They also demanded the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) leadership to take notice of the activities of Qasim, who is a member of JUI-F, giving a 3-day deadline to the party to take action against him.
Later, the journalists met District Police Officer (DPO) Sajid Ahmad Khan Mohmand in his office and sought a First Information Report (FIR) against the MPA .The DPO assured the journalists that legal action would be taken against him.
