Lahore: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has condemned the killing of yet another journalist Zaman Mehsud, who was shot dead in Tank District yesterday. Zaman Mehsud belonged to South Waziristan and was coming form his hometown Gomel towards Tank City on His Motor Bike and some unknown person opened fire on him. He was shifted to District Headquarter Hospital Tank, and then District Headquarter Hospital DI khan but succumbed to injuries and died. He was working with Daily Umat ( Karachi) and also running his own twitter news, “Gomel News”.
“We are already running impunity campaign for the crimes against journalists and this murder has added the difficulties for the working journalists in the country,” they concluded.
The PFUJ leaders urged the local police to expedite the proceedings to arrest the culprits so that they could be trailed under the terrorist laws of the land.