Journalists’ Families at Risk in Balochistan
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on November 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar On October 25, unidentified armed men carried out an unprecedented attack on the children of the Khuzdar-based veteran journalist Nadeem Gurgnari. While Mr. Gurgnari’s 25-year old son, Siraj Nadeem, who had come from Quetta to spend Eid holidays with the family, immediately passed away as a result of the deadly assault, … Read more
Filed under Malik Siraj Akbar · Tagged with Khuzdar, Khuzdar Press Club, Malik Siraj Akbar, Nadeem Gurgnari, State of the media in Balochistan
Balochistan’s Forgotten Saleem Shahzad (s)
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saleem Shahzad, the Asia Times journalist, who was allegedly killed by the Inter-Services Intelligence, today epitomizes journalistic courage. His name is also intertwined with reporters’ extraordinary reactions in Pakistan to the murder of a fellow colleague by the country’s invisible soldiers. When the investigative reporters’ dead body was recovered two days after his mysterious disappearance … Read more
