A policeman stands guard at the Competence and Trauma Centre for Journalists inside a university's psychology department in Peshawar November 24, 2014. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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 counselling 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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