IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in : 1990 – present

Year Date Sub-region Country Province City Name Age Gender Occupation Description Mohammad Shot by two unknown assailants 1994 Dec-04 South Asia Pakistan Sindh Ancholi Salahuddin M Editor of Takbeer armed with AK-47s in his car. Photographer and sportswriter for The 1994 Jan-04 South Asia Pakistan Choudry Saroop M Muslim. Killed by three teenagers armed with machine pistols. They were looking for the editor of the Mohammed Distribution manager at newspaper but unable to find him 1994 Dec-06 South Asia Pakistan Samdani Warsi Parcham they shot Warsi instead. Executive Director at Shot dead by two unidentified 1996 Jun-27 South Asia Pakistan Zafar Iqbal Nawai Banker men as he drove away from work Photographer at 1997 Jan-18 South Asia Pakistan Lahore Z.A Shahid Khabrain Killed by a bomb blast in Lahore Shamsuddin Programme producer Shot dead in his home by two 1997 Jun-11 South Asia Pakistan Punjab Bahawalpur Haider M with Radio Pakistan gunmen Senior sub-editor at Killed by gunmen whilst visiting 1997 Jun-19 South Asia Pakistan Manzar Imkani 49 M Jang with Kamran Rizvi Found murdered by unknown assailants when his family returned home from a marriage function at 2a.m. Under 1998 Oct-18 South Asia Pakistan Lakhano Siyal M Senior journalist investigation. Shot dead after receiving threats & Sufi Mohammad for his reporting on mafia 2000 May-02 South Asia Pakistan Sindh Hyderabad Khan 38 M Journalist at Ummat networking Advertisement Died in bomb blast inside office; Najmul Hassan manager at Nawa-i- bomb carried inside by anonymous 2000 Nov-06 South Asia Pakistan Lahore Zaidi M Waqt woman Another victim of above bomb 2000 Nov-06 South Asia Pakistan Ziaul Haq N/A at Nawa-i-Waqt blast Computer operator at Another victim of above bomb 2000 Nov-11 South Asia Pakistan Lahore Sajid Mehmood Nawa-i-Waqt blast; died 5 days later in hospital IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

Kidnapped and beheaded by a group calling itself The National Journalist at The Wall Movement for the Restoration of 2002 Jan-Feb South Asia Pakistan Sindh Karachi Daniel Pearl 38 M Street Journal Pakistani Sovereignty Shot outside home while resisting 2002 Oct-20 South Asia Pakistan Shahid Soomro 26 M Journalist at Kawish kidnapping from five armed men 2002 Oct-25 South Asia Pakistan Gilgit Shojun Hata 55 Journalist at NHK Died in car accident 2002 Oct-25 South Asia Pakistan Gilgit Kiyoshi Honda 35 M Cameraman at NHK Died in car accident 2002 Oct-25 South Asia Pakistan Gilgit Taro Takeuchi 28 M Soundman at NHK Died in car accident 2002 Oct-25 South Asia Pakistan Gilgit N/A Driver for media team Died in car accident Syed Saghar Senior sub-editor at Shot dead by an unidentified 2003 Feb-21 South Asia Pakistan Karachi Hussain Kazmi Mashriq activist riding on a motorbike. Murdered by Khalid Javed, a lawyer and Nazim (mayor of North-West Reporter for the Urdu- Mansehra). Shot 5 times in broad 2004 Jan-29 South Asia Pakistan Frontier Sajid Tanoli 34 M language daily Shumaal daylight. South Journalist at the Nation Two gunmen fired on a busload of 2005 Feb-07 South Asia Pakistan Waziristan Wana Allah Noor and Khyber TV journalists with AK-47 rifles. South Freelance cameraman Two gunmen fired on a busload of 2005 Feb-07 South Asia Pakistan Waziristan Wana Amir Nawad at APTN journalists with AK-47 rifles. 2005 Oct-08 South Asia Pakistan Kashmir Sardar Hanif M Journalist at Jang Daily Natural disaster Editor at Jurrat 2005 Oct-08 South Asia Pakistan Abdul Hafeez Newspaper Natural disaster 2005 Oct-08 South Asia Pakistan Javed Iqbal Butt Photographer at Jinnah Natural disaster President of Darra Adam Press Club and a correspondent for Shot and killed while driving in his 2005 Dec-04 South Asia Pakistan Nasir Afridi M Khabrain. car. Munir Ahmed Cameraman at Kawaish 2006 May-29 South Asia Pakistan Sindh Larkana Sangi 30 M TV Fatally shot. Reporter/photographer North at Ausuf Kidnapped and killed by masked, Jun-16 South Asia Pakistan Wazirston Hayatullah Khan M Newspaper/European armed assailants. IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

Press Photo Agency

Died on the way to hospital after Maqbool Correspondent at On being shot by unidentified 2006 Sep-15 South Asia Pakistan Hussain Sail 32 M Line News Agency attackers. Bureau Chief at Head completely smashed open, Mohammed Pakistan Press having been struck with a hard and 2006 Nov-01 South Asia Pakistan Islamabad Ismail 52 M International blunt object. Reporter Islam Ghagh 2007 Jan-02 South Asia Pakistan Hangho Anwar Saleh M Newspaper Killed by unidentified armed men. Photojournalist 2007 Apr-28 South Asia Pakistan Charsadda Mehboob Khan Freelance Killed in a suicide bomb attack. Noor Hakim Reporter Pakistan Killed by a bomb targeting his 2007 Jun-02 South Asia Pakistan Khan M Newspaper vehicle. Machyoon Noor Ahmed Journalist Khabroon Shot at close range by two armed 2007 Jun-17 South Asia Pakistan village Solangi M Newspaper men. Photographer DM Shot in the chest and neck by stray 2007 Jul-03 South Asia Pakistan Islamabad Javed Khan M Digital bullets while covering a story. Maulana Masud 2007 Jul-04 South Asia Pakistan Islamabad Mehmood M Reporter Daily Islam Shot while covering a story. Mohammed Arif Cameraman ARY One 2007 Oct-18 South Asia Pakistan Karachi Kahn M World TV Killed by two bomb blasts. Shot dead in the stomach by an Zubair Ahmed Bureau Chief Jang identified gunman on a motorcycle 2007 Nov-23 South Asia Pakistan Mujahid M Newspaper and was killed instantly. Muzaffaraba Mohammad Cameraman Pakistan 2007 Oct-08 South Asia Pakistan d Farooq M TV Killed in a helicopter crash. Senior Journalist for 2008 Feb-09 South Asia Pakistan Chishti Mujahid M Akbar el-Jehan Shot dead as he left his house. North-West Mingora, Correspondent for the 2008 Feb-29 South Asia Pakistan Frontier Swat Valley Sirajuddin Nation Killed in a suicide bomb blast. IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

Bureau Chief at Khabrein newspaper Khadim Hussain and stringer for Sindh Shot dead by gunmen while 2008 Apr-14 South Asia Pakistan Sheikh M TV travelling to work. Mohamed Shot dead at close range by 2008 May-22 South Asia Pakistan Ibrahim Khan M Reporter at Azadi unidentified gunmen. Abducted by Taliban group and Abdul Aziz Reporter at Royal killed when Pakistan forces 2008 Aug-29 South Asia Pakistan Shaheen M Network TV attacked the Taliban hideout. Murdered by six armed men who Abdul Razzak Reporter at Khabar Kar dragged him from his home after 2008 Nov-08 South Asia Pakistan Johra M newspaper reporting on drug-related crime. Shot dead as he returned home Qari Mohammas from work because he did not stop 2008 Nov-03 South Asia Pakistan Mingora Shoaib M Cameraman at Reuters his vehicle when signalled to do so. Mohammad 2009 Jan-04 South Asia Pakistan Imran M Reporter at Eitedal Died in a suicide bomb attack Saleem Tahir Reporter at Apna 2009 Jan-04 South Asia Pakistan Awan M Akhbar Died in a suicide bomb attack Reporter at Awami 2009 Jan-24 South Asia Pakistan Kohat Aamar Wakil M Inqilab Shot in the back North-West Siddique Bacha Correspondent at Aaj 2009 Aug-14 South Asia Pakistan Frontier Mardan Khan M TV Ambushed and shot at close range Reported missing then bullet riddled body was discovered hours 2009 Feb-18 South Asia Pakistan Musa Khankel M Reporter at Geo TV later. Raja Asad Senior Staff Reporter at 2009 Mar-26 South Asia Pakistan Islamabad Hameed M The Nation Shot by unidentified armed men. Khyber trial Janullah 2009 Aug-24 South Asia Pakistan district Jamrud Hashimzada M Freelance Murdered in an ambush Sariab Road, Journalist at Sariab Shot dead by unidentified gunman 2010 Feb-17 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Hameed Marwat M Road as he came out of his house. Shot dead outside the Khairpur Press Club. Believed to have been 2010 Feb-17 South Asia Pakistan Sinh Province Ashiq Ali Mangi M Journalist at Mehran TV targeted for airing footage of a IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

feud between two local groups.

Cameraman at Samaa Suicide bombing attack as he was 2010 Apr-16 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Malik Arif M TV filming. Discovered with torture wounds and fatal head injuries as he was reportedly threatened by the Lashari tribe after publishing a South Ghulam Rasool Journalist at Sindhu story on under age marriage of 2010 May-10 South Asia Pakistan Province Dadu Birhamani M Hyderabad girls in that tribe. North-West Killed after two blasts near a camp Frontier Azmat Ali for internationally displaced 2010 Apr-17 South Asia Pakistan Province Kohat Bangash M Journalist at Samaa TV people. Died from gunshot wounds from a crossfire while attempting to cover 2010 May-28 South Asia Pakistan Punjab Lahore Ejazul Haq M TV Journalist at City -42 an attack on a place of worship. Khuzdar Unidentified assailants open fired District, Faisal (near Faiz Mohammad Reporter at Aaj Kal and on his car as he was driving by the 2010 Jun-27 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Faisal hotel) Khan Sasoli M Independent News Faisal Hotel. Gunshot injuries in the wake of a Mohammad suicide blast targeting the Al-Quds 2010 Sep-03 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Sarwar M Driver at Aaj TV day rally. Severely injured in the triple bomb 2010 Sep-04 South Asia Pakistan Punjab Lahore Ali Raza M Reporter at Yaum-e-Ali blast that hit Lahore. Ejaz Ahmed Cameraman at Samaa Injuries sustained in the Quetta Al- 2010 Sep-06 South Asia Pakistan balochistan Quetta Raisani M TV Quds day violence. Khyber- Mujeebur Pakhtunkhwa Rehman Senior Journalist at Shot dead when he was leaving 2010 Sep-16 South Asia Pakistan province Saddiqui M Daily Pakistan the mosque after evening prayers. Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa Gunned down as he left his office 2010 Sep-13 South Asia Pakistan province Hangu Misri Khan M Journalist at Daily Ausaf in the city's press club. Abdul Hameed Reporter at Daily Found dead almost a month after 2010 Nov-18 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Turbat Hayatan M Intekhab he and a friend had disappeared IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

from their home town.

Sindh Bureau Chief at Awaz Gunned down outside his house as 2010 Dec-04 South Asia Pakistan Province Karachi Altaf Chandio M Channel sooned as he opened his door. Killed in the double-blast near the Journalist at Express government building in Ghalanai, 2010 Dec-06 South Asia Pakistan KP-FATA Ghalanai Abdul Wahab M News TV Mohmand Agency. Mohmand Among 50 people killed in a 2010 Dec-06 South Asia Pakistan tribal district Pervez Khan M Journalist at WAQT TV double-suicide bomb attack Abducted while travelling from Quetta to his home town, Turbat 2011 Jan-05 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Ilyas Nazar M Editor at Darwanth and found dead in Pidarak. Sindh Journalist at 2011 Jan-13 South Asia Pakistan Province Karachi Wali Khan Babar M TV Shot and killed near a bus stop Shot four times on his way home 2011 Feb-18 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Turbat Abdost Rind 27 M Journalist at Daily Eagle from work. Journalist at Extra Gunned down by two 2011 Apr-02 South Asia Pakistan Karachi Lyari Zaman Ali 42 M News motorcyclists. Khyber Province Super Kyber Market, Journalist at Pakistan Killed by a remote-control deviced 2011 May-11 South Asia Pakistan Pakhunkhwa Peshawar Nasrullah Afridi M National TV planted inhis car. Islamabad Journalist at Asia Times Capital Syed Saleem and Adnkronos Found dead in a canal with his 2011 May-31 South Asia Pakistan Territory Islamabad Shahzad M International body badly beaten. Khyber Pankhtunkhw Asfandyar Abid Journalist at Akhbar-e- 2011 Jun-11 South Asia Pakistan a Naveed M Khyber Killed in blasts at a local market. Khyber Province Super Kyber Market, Journalist at Akhbar-e- 2011 Jun-13 South Asia Pakistan Pakhunkhwa Peshawar Asfandyar Khan M Khyber Killed in a suicide blast. Province Kyber Journalist at The News 2011 Jun-13 South Asia Pakistan Pakhunkhwa Peshawar Shafiullah Khan M International Killed by a twin-blast in Peshawar. IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

Khuzdar Correspondent at 2011 Aug-14 South Asia Pakistan Press Club Muneer Shakir M Balochi TV Sabzbagh Shot by two men on a motorcycle. Body found with marks of torture Khuzdar Javed Naseer and bullet marks, almost two 2011 Nov-05 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan district Rind M Editor at Daily Tawar months after he was abducted. Columnist/Political Find with hands tied and torture 2012 Apr-19 South Asia Pakistan Karachi Murtaza Razvi M Analyst at Daily Dawn marks on his body. Body found with marks of severe Journalist at Express torture and fifteen bullet wounds 2012 May-19 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Turbat City Abdul Razaq Gul M news TV to the head and chest. Killed after an attack by armed Qambar Lalu Ranwak TV Reporter at Kawaish persons at the local office of 2012 May-10 South Asia Pakistan District village Aurengzeb Tunio M Television Network Kawaish Television Network. Dead body found along with his Sindh friend's with bullet wounds and 2012 May-09 South Asia Pakistan Province Karachi Tariq Kamal M Reporter marks of torture. Basima area of Washik Abdul Qadir TV Journalist at Wash Armed men on a motorcycle 2012 May-28 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan district Hajizai M TV opened fire on him. Unidentified masked armed men 2012 Sep-29 South Asia Pakistan balochistan Quetta Abdul Haq Zehri M TV Journalist open indiscriminate fire on him. South- eastern province of Reporter at Dharti TV Shot and killed during a public 2012 Oct-08 South Asia Pakistan Sindh Khairpur Mushtaq Khand M Network meeding Correspondent at Two men opened fired when he Shabqadar Mukarram Khan and was offering evening prayers at a 2012 Jan-17 South Asia Pakistan Charsadda Town Aatif M Deewa Radio mosque near his home. Washbood Area of the Unknown armed men, riding a Panjgur Rehmatullah Senior Journalist at motorcycle shot at him while he 2012 Jan-18 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan District Abid M Dunya News TV was sitting in a shop Injured by a twin bomb attack near Sindh Photojournalist at a religious shrine and died from 2012 Nov-22 South Asia Pakistan province Karachi Saquib Khan M Ummat cardiac arrest en route to the IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

hospital.

Senior Journalist at Died in a hospital from injuries in 2013 Jan-10 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Saifur Rehman M Samaa TV a bomb blast in Quetta. Cameraman at Samaa 2013 Jan-10 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Imran Shaikh M TV Twin blasts in Quetta Mohammad Photographer at Samaa 2013 Jan-10 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Iqbal M TV Twin blasts in Quetta. Chief Reporter at Associated Press of sindh Khushnood Ali Pakistan Struck in a hit-and-run incident 2013 Feb-25 South Asia Pakistan province Karachi Shaikh M (APP) with a car. North Waziristan, Federall On his way home he was shot at Administered Malik Mumtaz Journalist at Geo TV by armed men open firing at his 2013 Feb-27 South Asia Pakistan Tribal Areas Miranshah Khan and Jang Group car. Mehmood Correspondent at Killed by gunment traveling my 2013 Mar-01 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Kalat Ahmed Afridi M Intikhab motorcycle. he was among fifteen others killed Khyber in a suicide bom attack on a 2013 Apr-17 South Asia Pakistan Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar Tariq Aslam Journalist at Pakistan political rally. Punjab Bahawalnag Unidentified men shot him dead in 2013 May-24 South Asia Pakistan Province ar district Ahmed Ali Joiya M Freelance a market in Bhangrana village. Pakistan's northern Dunned down inside his home by 2013 Oct-11 South Asia Pakistan province Karak Ayub Khattak M Journalist at Jang unknown assailants. Sindh Among five people to be killed in 2013 Nov-22 South Asia Pakistan Province Karachi Salik Ali Jafri Journalist at Geo News the twin bomb explosions. sindh Shan Dahar Senior Journalist at Shot by unidentified assailands as 2014 Jan-01 South Asia Pakistan province Larkana (Odhor) M Aaab Tak he returned home from work. sindh Technician at Express Fired upon as he sat in an Express 2014 Jan-17 South Asia Pakistan province Karachi Waqas Aziz Khan 31 M TV news TV van. 2014 Jan-17 South Asia Pakistan sindh Karachi Khalid Khan 25 M Driver at Express TV Fired upon as he sat in an Express IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

province news TV van. sindh Fired upon as he sat in an Express 2014 Jan-17 South Asia Pakistan province Karachi Ashraf Arian 30 M Security at Express TV news TV van. Correspondent at Travelling home in a taxi with his Ussta District of Zamana Quetta and son when the car was fired upon in 2014 Feb-02 South Asia Pakistan Muhhamad Jafferabad Afzal Khawaja 45 M Balochistan Times a purported attempted robbery. Abbotabad, Khyber Hazara Photojournalist at Shot in the neck by gunment while 2014 Mar-03 South Asia Pakistan Pakhtunkhwa region Abrar Tanoli M Mahsib and Shamal travelling with his family. Mohammad his care came under heavy fire 2014 Mar-28 South Asia Pakistan Lahore Mustafa M Driver from unidentified gunmen. He was travelling to his office with his brother on a motorcycle when Correspondent at unidentified armed men 2014 Apr-23 South Asia Pakistan Punjab Mianwali Shahzad Iqbal 28 M Samaa TV intercepted them and opened fire. 2014 Aug-28 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Irshad Mustoi 35 M Editor at ARY News Shot dead in his office. Mohammad Trainee Reporter at Shot dead in the office of Irshad 2014 Aug-28 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Abdul Rasool ARY News Mustoi. Mohammed Office Worker at ARY Shot dead in the office of Irshad 2014 Aug-28 South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Younas News Mustoi. Punjab Correspondent at Shot dead by two unknown 2014 Oct-03 South Asia Pakistan Province Hafizabad Nadeem Hayder M Dunya News assailants. Correspondent at Shot in the head three time while 2014 Oct-05 South Asia Pakistan Hafizabad Sagar Road Yaqoob Shehzad M Express News TV visiting the ofice of a friend. A group of people open fired on Sindh Ghambat him when he was on the way to his 2014 Nov-06 South Asia Pakistan Province Khurha Jewan Arain 45 M Journalist at Dharti TV office. Arshad Ali A number of assailants opened fire 2015 Sep-08 South Asia Pakistan Karachi Jaffery 42 M Media Worker at DSNG on him near his home. 2015 Sep-09 South Asia Pakistan Aftab Alam Journalist at Geo TV north- Between western Gomel and 2015 Nov-03 South Asia Pakistan Pakistan Tank City Zaman Mehsud 38 M Journalist at Daily Umat Attacked by unidentified gunment. 2016 16-Jan South Asia Pakistan Dera Ismail Muhammad M Local journalist IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

Khan Umar Journalist with Aaj TV, president of the Khyber Union of Journalists and former general Jamrud Mehboob Shah secretary of the Tribal 2016 19-Jan South Asia Pakistan KP Check Point Afridi M Union of Journalists Gunned down in a restaurant of Karachi by four unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles. The Journalist and human gunshot also injured his dining 2016 07-May South Asia Pakistan Harayana Karachi Khurram Zaki 40 M rights activist companion and a bystander. Died in a bomb blast at a civil hospital in Quetta while they were reporting on the mourning of Bilal Anwar Kasi, the President of the Balochistan Bar Association who Cameraman for Dawn had been shot dead earlier in the 2016 23-Aug South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Mehmood Khan 26 M News day. Died in a bomb blast at a civil hospital in Quetta while they were reporting on the mourning of Bilal Anwar Kasi, the President of the Balochistan Bar Association who had been shot dead earlier in the 2016 23-Aug South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Quetta Shehzad Ahmed 30 M Cameraman for Aaj TV day. Jan was shot while on his way Journalist – Qadat home on a motorcycle, when two (Urdu language attackers on motorcycle opened newspaper in fire on him, using a pistol and 2017 12-Jan South Asia Pakistan Balochistan Qalat Muhammad Jan 37 M Balochistan) killing him on the spot. IFJ Records: Journalists & Media Workers killed in Pakistan: 1990 – present

Abbas gone with colleagues to neighbourhood to report on the assault on police when the van they were travelling in came under fire. The Assistant Camerperson 22-year-old was taken to hospital 2017 12-Feb South Asia Pakistan Sindh Karachi Taimoor Abbas 22 M - SAMA News Channel but died from his bullet wounds, Shot dead by unknown motorbike- borne gunmen near his home. The gunmen fled the scene after firing five shots at Elahi, one of which hit Bureau chief of K-2 his head and others his chest and 2017 11-Jun South Asia Pakistan KPK Haripur Bakshish Elahi M Times stomach. Gunned down outside his home by unidentified assailants. Khan had Reporter for Sach TV; returned home when his killers Stringer for Mashriq opened fire, hitting him several 2017 12-Oct South Asia Pakistan KPK Swabi Haroon Khan M Television times before fleeing the scene