Private TV reporter killed, cameraman injured in firing
A reporter of a private TV channel was killed and a cameraman injured in firing of armed men on a vehicle in the provincial capital on Monday. Police said that unidentified armed motorcyclists sprayed bullets on a vehicle of a journalist at Achini Chowk in Sarband area of Peshawar. Private TV channel reporter identified as […]
A reporter of a private TV channel was killed and a cameraman injured in firing of armed men on a vehicle in the provincial capital on Monday.
Police said that unidentified armed motorcyclists sprayed bullets on a vehicle of a journalist at Achini Chowk in Sarband area of Peshawar. Private TV channel reporter identified as Noor-ul-Hassan hailing from Nowshera was killed in the firing while a cameraman Sabir was critically injured.
The assailants sped the scene after committing the crime. The body and the injured were shifted to a hospital where condition of the wounded man was also stated to be critical.
The KP Union of Journalist has strongly condemned the incident and criticized the provincial government and law enforcement agencies over failure in providing security to journalists.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General Salahuddin Khan Mehsud taking notice of murder of journalist in Peshawar directed the CCPO Peshawar to monitor the investigation and ensure arrest of the culprits.
It is worth mentioning here that five journalists have been targeted killed in various districts of the province during ongoing year.
Published in Daily Times, December 4th 2018.
