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.
Pak rights commission condemns assassination attempt on journalist Absar Alam ANI | Updated: Apr 21, 2021 20:27 IST
The rights commission in a statement on Tuesday termed these cowardly acts of violence against journalists as an assault on an already muzzled media. He (Absar Alam) received a bullet in the abdomen and has undergone surgery. We wish him an early recovery and demand that the government brings the culprits to book immediately. HRCP sees such cowardly acts of violence against journalists as an assault on an already muzzled media, the statement said.
Senior journalist and former Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA), Absar Alam, was shot in Islamabad on Tuesday.
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
Pak journalist Absar Alam shot in Islamabad ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 23:01 IST
In a video message, he said I ve been hit in my ribs and added that he had not lost hope.
He added in a video shared by another Pakistani journalist, Asad Toor, My message to those who did this is that I am not going to be scared by such tactics .
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemned the incident and demanded that the attackers be arrested immediately. It seems that deep state is at large against journalist community who are victims of rising crime and terrorism in the country, it said in a statement.