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Article: IFJ calls upon Pakistan government to step up security of journalists.
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- PPI - Pakistan Press International
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- February 13, 2008
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Karachi, February 13 (PPI) : The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urged the Government and President of Pakistan to step up security measures immediately after six journalists were critically injured in a bomb blast in Khuzdar on February 12 as tensions rise in the lead-up to the countrys national elections on February 18.The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), an IFJ affiliate, reported that the blast occurred near the office of independent electoral candidate Aslam Bizenjo, in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan Province, as he was about to hold a press conference.Several people were reported injured, including six journalists. Two ...