On a call by the Khyber Union of Journalists (KUJ), journalists on Saturday staged a rally condemning the killing of a private TV channel driver in September 21 violent protest demonstrations. “We demand a judicial inquiry into this violent act,” KUJ President Malik Arshad Aziz said while addressing the protesters on main Sher Shah Suri Road. The rally also addressed by ARY TV Peshawar Bureau Chief Ziaul Haq and ARY TV Executive Director Owais Tauheed.
Senior provincial minister and Awami National Party leader Bashir Ahmad Bilour, Pakistan Muslim League Provincial President Qasim Shah and General Secretary Intikhab Khan Chamkani, JI’s Sirajul Haq and Shabir Ahmad Khan and Aman Tehreek’s Idrees Kamal attended the protest rally. Mohammad Aamir, driver of ARY TV in Peshawar was killed when firing started during Friday’s protest demonstration at Bacha Khan Chawk. Media crew present on the site alleges that two policemen opened fire which caused him injuries.
He was rushed to hospital but succumbed to injuries before getting first aid. Expressing grief over Mohammad Aamir’s death, the KUJ president urged the government to fulfill its responsibility in this respect. He said the government needed to expose the culprits and award them exemplary punishments.
