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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Pakistan journalists beaten by armed gang

A gang of armed activists from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) attacked a press conference by dissident members of their party at the Peshawar Press Club yesterday. Several journalists and the dissidents were beaten up by men carrying Kalashnikovs, pistols and sticks. Six people were arrested. A press club official said the incident was part of a PML conspiracy to intimidate journalists. (Via AsiaMedia Media News Daily)

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