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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

Senior Pakistani journalist murdered

Senior Pakistani journalist murdered

Islamabad, Nov 1, IRNA

Pakistan-Journalist
Senior Pakistani journalist and the bureau chief of news agency Pakistan Press International (PPI) has been killed in mysterious circumstances in Islamabad, police said on Wednesday.

Body of Malik Muhammad Ismail was found early on Wednesday near the jungle of Super Market, a police officer said.

PPI officials said that Ismail had gone for a walk Tuesday night but did not return.

Dr Wasim Khwaja in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences said that he was severely hit on forehead near eye with an instrument.

The postmortem report has described the incident as targeted killing.

President Federal Union of Journalist Pervez Shaukat has strongly condemned the murder and demanded of the government to hold an inquiry.

He said the incident in the capital city shows that the government has failed to protect journalists.

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