Reporting in Pakistan Can Be Deadly.

Two months ago there was a peace accord signed between the Taliban and the Pakistani Government.  This has made it less stressful for reporters trying to report in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) specifically in Swat Valley where the Taliban have claimed control and residence.  I read this article Pakistan: Media In the Taliban Crosshairs, which discussed how dangerous it was to report in the NWFP.  What ever direction you took as a reporter in that area you were bound to upset either the Taliban or the Military men posted up there.  The Peace accord was signed on February 16th of this year.  Several journalist in the past years have been tortured and some even lost their lives.  I can not even imagine how dangerous of a job it must be to report on issues that deal with that area and the areas surrounding it.  

As a reader of the article i felt scared a just reading it. Journalists carried pistols with them in fear for their lives while reporting in Swat Valley.  I think its about time that a peace accord has been signed to enable these reporters to do their jobs with a little less fear.  I was amazed at the amount of journalists that would still insist on reporting in that area knowing that the Taliban control the majority of the land there.  I would be on the first plane out of there the first time I under went any type of confrontation with either the military even more the Taliban.  These men and women that report in this area are extremely brave and I give them all the respect in the world.