Kathmandu/Dhaka. SAARC Journalist Forum call on Pakistan to ensure security of Afghan journalists who are exile in Pakistan. SJF urge Pakistan government, Taliban government and United Nations to ensure security and professionalism of journalists of Afghanistan.

“SAARC Journalist Forum come to know that more than 140 journalists of Afghanistan who are exile in Pakistan are suffering from administration including members of SAARC Journalist Forum Afghanistan. Recently journalists of Afghanistan who are in exile are suffering from administration and police in various cities of Pakistan including Islamabad, said in statement released by SJF.

“We want to urge Pakistan government to deal humanly with the journalists of Afghanistan who are suffering hardly as they were forcely exiled from their own country. We would like to urge Taliban government let them return to their own home town and assure their profession. And also we want to request all international community including United Nations to initiate for solving problems of Afghan journalists,” said in statement released by President Raju Lama and Secretary General Md Abdur Rahman.