The government has instructed all concerned engaged in maintaining law and order to remain alert about harassment of media men during the curfew hours and asked them to extend all-out cooperation to the journalists and media men in discharging their professional duties.

According to a PID handout last night, the government said its attention was drawn to a news report published in different dailies and broadcast through electronic media that the media men were harassed while discharging their professional duties during the curfew hours, which was "undesirable and regrettable".

The government has also asked the law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant against any possible recurrence of such incident, the handout added.