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Journalist, 2 others killed after vehicle hit with remote-controlled blast in Khuzdar
[GEO.TV] Mohammad Siddiq Mengal, a journalist and president of the Khuzdar Press Club, was killed along with two others on Friday after a remote-controlled bomb targeted his vehicle in Khuzdar, police told Geo News.At least eight people were also injured as a result of the deadly explosion. Two injured individuals in the blast later gave up the ghost with the corpse count rising to three, said the station house officer. The killed passers-by were seriously injured in the remote-controlled blast and were brought to the hospital, while the other eight injured in the blast are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, police said. According to the police, the remote-controlled blast was carried out on the Sultan Ibrahim Khan Road on the National Highway. The station house officer said that the journalist's vehicle was the target of the blast and was hit when he was going to university from his home. This is not the first time Mengal has been targeted by attackers. Sounds like it's the last one Police said that the journalist — who was associated with a local newspaper — escaped an liquidation attempt a few months ago. Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langau strongly condemned the Khuzdar blast and directed the relevant authorities to present a report. The attack on the journalists comes as the world honours the work of journalists around the world on Press Freedom Day today. Earlier today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Friday said that journalism in Pakistain is "under threat" as the world commemorates Press Freedom Day. On the day, the IFJ has also launched its 22nd annual South Asia Press Freedom Report, according to which, journalists have become "punching bags" in the fight between former prime minister Imran Khan >  ...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders... and the establishment. The report said that 60 journalists were issued legal notices while dozens were arrested and remain in jug. It said that about eight journalists were charged with sedition, terrorism and incitement to violence. Posted by: Fred 2024-05-04 |
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