Monday, January 17, 2011

MNA Marvi Memon Issues White Paper on Killings of Media Personnel in Pakistan « Marvi Memon

MNA Marvi Memon Issues White Paper on Killings of Media Personnel in Pakistan « Marvi Memonournalists killed in Pakistan

White Paper

MNA Marvi Memon



Chronology 2010

1. Muhammad Khan Sasoli of Royal Tv INP was gunned down outside his home on 14 December in Khuzdhar, town in the southwestern province of Balochistan.

2. Abdul Wahab, Express News, December 6, 2010, in Ghalanai, Pakistan

3. Pervez Khan, Waqt TV, December 6, 2010, in Ghalanai, Pakistan.

4. Altaf Chandio was the president of the Mirpur Khas press club in Sindh and the bureau chief of the private Sindhi language channel, AWAZ (voice) was killed on 6 December. According to media reports, he was shot outside his house by unidentified gunmen.

5. Abdul Hameed Hayatan, whose body was found with gunshot wounds on 18 November outside of Turbat, in western Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.

6. Mujeebur Rehman Saddiqui, 39, was a senior correspondent for the newspaper Daily Pakistan. He was shot dead on 16 September by unidentified gunmen as he was leaving the mosque after evening prayers in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

7. Misri Khan, Ausaf and Mashriq, September 14, 2010, in Hangu, Pakistan.

8. Ejaz Raisani, Samaa TV, September 6, 2010, in Quetta, Pakistan

9. Faiz Mohammad Khan Sasoli was shot down on 27 June as he was driving in Khuzdar district. The former president of the Khuzdar Press Club had already received death threats and had survived two attacks in the past 12 months

10. Ejazul Haq, City-42 TV May 28, 2010, in Lahore, Pakistan

11. Ghulam Rasool Birhamani, Daily Sindhu Hyderabad May 9 or 10, in Wahi Pandhi, Pakistan

12. Azamat Ali Bangash, Samaa TV April 17, 2010, in Orakzai, Pakistan

13. Malik Arif, Samaa TV April 16, 2010, in Quetta, Pakistan

14. Ashiq Ali Mangi of Mehran TV, who was shot dead on 17 February outside his district press club in the southern province of Sindh, Pakistan.

Reporters Without Border on “Press Freedom Index”

Reporters Without Border on “Press Freedom Index”



Year Ranking
2010 151
2009 159 (Afghanistan was at 149)
2008 152
2007 152
2006 157


Chronology 2009

1. Janullah Hashimzada, Shamshad TV, August 24, 2009, in Jamrud, Pakistan

2. Musa Khankhel, Geo TV and The News February 18, 2009, in Swat, Pakistan

3. Tahir Awan, freelance January 4, 2009, in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

4. Mohammad Imran, Express TV January 4, 2009, in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

Chronology 2008

1. Abdul Razzak Johra, Royal TV November 3, 2008, in Punjab, Pakistan

2. Abdul Aziz Shaheen, Azadi August 29, 2008, in Swat, Pakistan

3. Mohammed Ibrahim, Express TV and Daily Express May 22, 2008, in Khar, Pakistan

4. Siraj Uddin, The Nation February 29, 2008, in Mingora, Pakistan

5. Chishti Mujahid, Akbar-e-Jehan February 9, 2008, in Quetta, Pakistan



12 Jan 2011: Cards of First Batch of MM Volunteer Force are being Signed by Marvi Memon

13 Jan: Meeting the mother of two Shaheed Female Teachers in Peshawar, Killed in a Terrorist Attack on a School Van!

13 Jan: Outside PHC for Air Blue Constitution Petition

16 Jan: Incest rape sadoke! Meeting with rape victim, raped by step-father in Mureedkey



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