Tuesday 25 November 2014

Pakistan center to help traumatized journalists, but stigma attached

Altaf Khan, head of the journalism department, talks to Reuters journalists after the opening of the Trauma Centre for Journalists in Peshawar By Katharine Houreld and Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Death threats, bombings and getting attacked is part of the job for many Pakistani journalists but they say one of the biggest barriers to seeking counseling to help cope is the stigma that they need it - and others in the business talking about it. The nuclear-armed nation is plagued by a Taliban insurgency, deadly criminal gangs, extrajudicial executions and rising sectarian killings. ...




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