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US calls on Pakistan authorities to nab culprits behind attack on journalist Absar Alam ANI | Updated: Apr 22, 2021 22:02 IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): The United States on Thursday expressed grave concerns over the attack of Pakistan s leading journalist Absar Alam in Islamabad and called on local authorities to apprehend the culprits.
In a tweet, the US Department of State: the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) said freedom of the press and the protection of journalists is crucial to an informed citizenry. Deeply concerning news of the recent attack on Absar Alam, a senior journalist in Pakistan. Freedom of the press & the protection of journalists is crucial to an informed citizenry. We hope for Alam s speedy recovery & call on local authorities to quickly apprehend the culprits, the tweet from the bureau read.
[OPINION] The crisis in Pakistani media
Apr 22, 2021 12:00 PM PHT
Waleed Tariq
Dozens of independent news platforms have started operations in Pakistan following a crisis in the media industry. At least 7,500 journalists and associated media workers have lost their jobs since Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to power in 2018, while more than two dozen publications have closed since then, according to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.
But how did it all unfold, and who is at fault? And how are the outlets faring now?
I joined the
Daily Times, once a top newspaper in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2013. It was my first job after graduation. Before being offered work, I was informed that there would often be a delay in salary by at least two weeks. As time passed, the delay would sometimes last up to five weeks.
Senior journalist Absar Alam shot, injured
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By News Desk
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and former chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Absar Alam was shot in Islamabad outside his residence on Tuesday.
Absar Alam received a bullet in his ribs damaging his liver, the hospital sources disclosed when contacted. He was shifted to hospital where bullet has been removed from his body. The assailant managed to escape after the shootout. Police have taken up the case and started efforts to hunt down the shooter.
Sarfaraz, a family member of Absar Alam, told The News that the bullet damaged his liver, however, his condition is out of danger.
Senior journalist Absar Alam wounded in attempt on life
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April 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist and former chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Absar Alam was shot in the federal capital on Tuesday, Geo News reported.
The journalist said an unidentified man shot him and made a run for it. According to police, Alam was shot in the stomach but was in a stable condition.
Police added the journalist was taking a walk in a park situated in the capital’s F-11 area when an unidentified man came and shot him. Later, a video of the wounded journalist travelling in a car surfaced on social media. He could be heard saying he was walking outside his home when he was “shot by someone”.