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Case registered against firing incident on senior journalist Absar Alam
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Former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) Absar Alam
A case of firing on senior journalist Absar Alam has been registered in Shalimar police station.
According to police officials, a case has been registered and an attempted murder charge has been included in the FIR.
Journalist bodies have condemned the incident.
ISLAMABAD: Shalimar Police has registered a case against unidentified men for firing on senior journalist and former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) Absar Alam, Geo News reported on Wednesday.
According to details, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Investigation along with the team inspected the crime scene while the video of CCTV cameras installed in the area is also being obtained for further investigation.
Senior journalist escapes assassination attempt in Islamabad
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Senior journalist escapes assassination attempt in Islamabad. Image Source: IANS News
Islamabad, April 21 : Pakistan continues to remain as one of the most unsafe countries for journalists, as targeted attacks, abductions, killings and assassination attempts on senior scribes continue unabated.
In a latest tragic incident in capital Islamabad, senior journalist and former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA), Absar Alam, was shot at in broad daylight by unknown attackers.
In a video message shared on social media, Absar Alam could be seen stating that he was shot at outside his house.
Ex-PEMRA chairman Absar Alam shot near his residence in Islamabad
Senior journalist and former chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra) Absar Alam was shot near his residence in Islamabad on Tuesday.
In a video statement, which doing rounds on social media, the journalist while apparently being taken to hospital can be heard saying that he was attacked while walking outside his home.
Absar said that he suffered injuries to his ribs.
In a message to the unidentified attackers the former Pemra chief said: “I won’t be scared by such tactics and I won’t give up.”
Gunman attacks Senior journalist @AbsarAlamHaider outside his house in Islamabad. Thoughts and prayers. #absaralampic.twitter.com/CybTleTIWQ Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) April 20, 2021
Police Register Case Against ‘Unidentified Man’ Over Attack on Absar Alam
Police Register Case Against ‘Unidentified Man’ Over Attack on Absar Alam
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Politicians, journalist and human rights bodies condemn incident and urge authorities to investigate and apprehend the culprits
Police in Islamabad on Tuesday registered a case against an unidentified man for opening fire on senior journalist Absar Alam and leaving him injured.
The former chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) was shot in his torso while he walking in a park in the federal capital’s F-11 area. A subsequent video statement released by him while in a car was widely shared on social media. In it, he said he had “shot by someone,” adding that he had a message for the people responsible: “I will not be intimidated.”