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By Sajjad Hussain
Islamabad, Apr 20 (PTI) Unidentified gunmen shot a senior Pakistani journalist on Tuesday while he was taking a walk near his house in Islamabad.
Absar Alam, who also served as a chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA), the country’s electronic media watchdog, was rushed to a hospital where he was out of danger.
Alam confirmed the attack in a video message uploaded on Twitter. I ve been hit in my ribs, he said, adding that he had not lost hope. My message to those who did this is that I am not going to be scared by such tactics, Alam said.
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Absar Alam – Twitter screengrab
Senior journalist and former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra), Absar Alam, was shot in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said in a video message uploaded on Twitter.
In a video shared by journalist Asad Toor, Alam can be heard saying he was shot at while walking outside his home. I ve been hit in my ribs, he said, adding that he had not lost hope. My message to those who did this is that I am not going to be scared by such tactics, Alam said in the video.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry condemned the incident in a message on Twitter, adding that the police had been asked to investigate the attack.