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Journalists held in Parachinar

PARACHINAR: The local administration on Tuesday arrested seven journalists and shifted them to the jail. The arrests were made during the Muttahida Talba Mahaz news conference at the Parachinar Press Club.

The arrested journalists, including Press Club President Azmat Alizai, Senior Vice President Naseer Hussain, General Secretary Sajjad Hussain, Press Secretary Rashid Khan, Finance Secretary Sajid Shah, Tribal Union of Journalists President Hussain Afzal and Senior Vice President Mehdi Hussain, had turned up to cover the news conference about the firing by law-enforcers on a student rally.

Source: Dawn

Date:9/14/2011