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Veteran journalist and Resident Editor/Bureau cheif of an independent national news agency "Pakistan Press International" Islamabad Malik Mohammad Ismail Khan,was brutally murderd by unknown assailants in Islambad,on the night of 31st October, 2006 under mysterious circumistances and up untill now his murderers are still at large. He started his career as a reporter from Attock in 1976,and worked his way up to Peshawar and Islamabad as a Bureau Chief and Resident Editor. He was very wellknown,honest,upright ,fearless and a conscientious journalist who was widely admired and respected in the community of journalists for his professionalism and qualities of character. There are mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.Journalist community of Islamabad offered his Nimaze Janaza on the 1st November at 6:30pm infront of office of the Daily Dawn, and the next day on the 2nd of November he was burried in his native graveyard of Village Daurdad (Attock) where his janaza was offered by thousands of people.His brutal murder is widely condemned through out the country.Even the government claimed that they will find the murderer very soon but this is still a mystery.

Saturday, 30 June 2007

Attack on freedom of press

Attack on freedom of press

M Fazil bukhtiar qureshi

The murder of senior journalist Malik Muhammad Ismail Khan is a brutal act which shows how the journalist community in Pakistan is still in the line of fire. The veteran journalist was known for his courage and commitment to uncovering stories and he was very involved in promoting a positive image of journalism in Pakistan. The manner and cruelty of his death would suggest that there may have been a story against the “powerful”. The government must take immediate and stern action and trace his killers and provide appropriate security to the community so that they can perform their duties without any fear and apprehension.

—Sialkot

Source: Daily Pakistan Observer/ Voice of People

Date: Monday, November 06, 2006, Shawal 12, 1427 AH

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