Friday, June 3, 2016

STREAM - Good Morning Pakistan: Journalists Under Threat



They work in one of the most dangerous and conservative areas of Pakistan.
"Where I come from, women are not usually allowed to get an education," says Khalida Niaz, who went on a hunger strike to convince her father to let her finish school.
Now, she is a radio newsreader for the Tribal News Network, which broadcasts across Pakistan's troubled border region with Afghanistan.
Reporting the news here can be deadly - threats by armed groups have shut down most media outlets. But Khalida and her colleagues know there are some stories that only women can tell.

INC News, 03/06/2016 - source: ©AlJAzeera


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