ISLAMABAD: Quetta Press Club has received a threatening letter from little-known terror outfit Fidayan-e-Islam, demanding that entry of Christian members of the club should be banned.<\/p>\n

Khalil Ahmad, the club’s Secretary Finance, told JournalismPakistan.com that a First Information Report (FIR) has also been lodged with the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey (Fidayan-e-Islam) said the Christian members of the club preach Christianity to their colleagues; therefore their entry should be banned with immediate effect. Otherwise, they would bomb the press club,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ahmad said there are only eight to ten Christian members including cameramen and photographers. The club received the letter through mail Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Capital City Police Officer (Quetta) Abdul Razzaq Cheema visited the club shortly after the letter was received and walkthrough gates were installed at the club entrance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also preparing a list of members and non-members of the club as we want to restrict the non-members to only press conferences and other relevant events in the club,\u201d Ahmad said.<\/p>\n

Ahmad who is also Bureau Chief of \u201992 News\u2019 said that CCTV cameras are also being installed at the club to keep an eye on \u201cmiscreants and outsiders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ISLAMABAD: Quetta Press Club has received a threatening letter from little-known terror outfit Fidayan-e-Islam, demanding that entry of Christian members of the club should be banned. Khalil Ahmad, the club’s Secretary Finance, told JournalismPakistan.com that a First Information Report (FIR) has also been lodged with the police. \u201cThey (Fidayan-e-Islam) said the Christian members of the … <\/p>\n

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