KP Assembly passes bill for financial aid to families of slain journalists

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 13 October 2015

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has approved a bill to support the families of journalists killed in line of duty. The legislation offers various financial benefits including compensation and healthcare aid.

Summary

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday passed a bill that would ensure Rs1 million to each journalist killed in the line of duty  in terrorism incidents.

Pakistan Today reported the KP Journalists Welfare Endowment Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was moved by Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani in the assembly. The bill also allows for payment of Rs20,000 to family members of a journalist who is killed or to a journalist in case of death of his family member as funeral charges.

A similar amount will be paid for medical treatment of a journalist or his family member. A journalist who becomes permanently disabled due to any reason will be paid Rs200,000. However, once a journalist is compensated he will not be entitled to claim further compensation under any other law in force, the paper said.

 

KEY POINTS:

• KP Assembly approves financial aid for slain journalists
• Bill ensures Rs1 million compensation per journalist killed
• Families receive Rs20,000 for funeral expenses
• Disabled journalists entitled to Rs200,000 compensation
• No further claims allowed after receiving compensation