Tribal Journalists get Eid package

PESHAWAR: Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) Khyber Agency chapter distributed Eid package among journalists hailing from Landikotal, Jamrud and Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency.

A distribution ceremony was held on Tuesday in main TUJ office in Peshawar where large number tribal elders, political parties’ leaders and journalists from Khyber agency were present.

Speaking on the occasion, TUJ Khyber President Mehboob Shah Afridi praised the important role being played by the tribal journalists. He said several of the tribal journalists rendered sacrifices for the sake of homeland but never bow down before the false powers. He said more than 30 journalists have been shifted to Peshawar other safer zones due to threats to their lives but gave voice to the voiceless people in Fata. He said despite several challenges tribal journalists were taking risk and support the government and the security forces so that peace could be restored in Fata.

Mehboob urged the government both federal and provincial to help tribal people especially Fata journalists. He said tribal journalists were regularly disseminating news without fear and favor from Fata to help out 80 million people in Fata from militancy and terrorism. He urged his colleagues to concentrate on their sincere and honest reporting as tribal areas were passing from such a critical phase of the history.

Mehboob said that for the first time TUJ from its limited resources managed to give Eid package to journalists hailing from Khyber.

  The Eid package handed over to all the Khyber Agency based journalists were included sweets and backers, beverage (Rooh Afza), soap and washing powder, shoe polish, hair oil and other goods for the journalists’ children.

Tribal people and political parties’ leaders lauded TUJ for its generosity and urged to extend its circle to other tribal journalists in Fata.