Death anniversary of journalist Musa Khankhel observed
Peshawar
MINGORA: The 12th death anniversary of journalist Musa Khankhel was observed in Swat district on Thursday.
A number of journalists, political workers, officials of the local administration and people from other walks of life attended the ceremony at the Swat Press Club.
Speaking on the occasion, District Development Advisory Committee chairman Fazal Hakeem Yousafzai, DPO Dilawar Khan Bangash, Chairman Swat Press Club Mehboob Ali Yousafzai, Essa Khankhel and other journalists paid tributes to the slain journalist.
“He was a brave and committed journalist,” said Mehboob Ali Yousafzai. He demanded the government to honour the pledge of allotting plot of land to the bereaved family.
Death anniversary of Musa Khankhel today
Peshawar
February 18, 2021
MINGORA: The 12th death anniversary of Musa Khankhel, correspondent for Geo News and The News, is being observed today.
A function has been arranged at the Swat Press Club in Mingora, where journalists, writers and local elders are going to pay tributes to the slain journalist.
It may be recalled that unidentified persons had shot dead Musa Khankhel in Matta tehsil in Swat district on February 18, 2009 where he had gone for coverage of an event in Matta tehsil where the blocal Taliban were dominant at the time.
A local journalist Ghafoor Adil said that Musa Khankhel laid down his life in the line of duty. He said that the people of Swat rendered matchless sacrifices for the restoration of peace.
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