Pakistan - IFJ Calls On Pakistan Authorities To Investigate Shooting Of Journalist
Shamsul Islam Naz Naz
May 6, 2011
IFJ Calls On Pakistan Authorities To Investigate Shooting Of Journalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in demanding that Pakistan’s authorities act on a government assurance to fully investigate a shooting attack on a journalist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Abdullah Bhittani, who works for Afghanistan’s Benawa News Agency and Independent News Pakistan (INP), suffered three bullet injuries to his right leg during an attack by two masked gunmen in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, at 11pm on April 12.
He spent three days in hospital and is still recovering from his injuries.
Bhittani, who is from the Tank frontier region in the Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), has reported on militancy in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for three years.
He moved to Rawalpindi from Peshawar in January due to concerns about his safety, after receiving threatening SMS messages from unknown numbers for about eight months before the attack.
The president of the Tribal Union of Journalists, Safdar Dawar, informed the PFUJ that Bhittani’s case was raised with Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, at a meeting on April 17. The Minister gave an assurance that authorities would conduct a full investigation and arrest the attackers.
The PFUJ, an affiliate of the IFJ, reports that so far no action has been taken.
“It is essential that Pakistan’s journalists, especially those who live and work in Pakistan’s frontier and conflict regions, are able to continue reporting safely on matters of great concern to the public in both Pakistan and globally,” IFJ Asia-Pacific Director Jacqueline Park said.
“Pakistan’s authorities must therefore follow through on Minister Malik’s promise to fully investigate the attack on Abdullah Bhittani, to send a clear message that attacks on journalists will not be tolerated.”
Asad Khan Betini
of the Tribal Union of Journalist (TUJ) with him, but unfortunately
Mr. Rehman Malik didn't take any action even after
several requests from myself and other senior journalists.
waheed afridi
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I hope to some extent our elected rulers would take action and will
order the probe at least now after IFJ's released statement, I was
really shocked after the gruesome incident happened with my friend,
When he was injured and serious in the hospital, I assured him that
some body would do assist us in such condition. after three weeks
Abdullah called me yesterday, he recalled that no body has yet ordered
probe despite spending weeks. i was dishearten too then I consoled him
once you walk upon your legs i promise we both would conduct a press
conference in the national press club against the champions of
democracy. but today, i got another hope may be our elected rulers
wake up now and order probe after IFJ's call.
On May 7, 10:05 am, waheed afridi <waheedafridi2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks PFUJ and IFJ.............hope that, the authorities will not ignore
> the issue anymore. As the IFJ and PFUJ calls on the authorities to
> investigate shooting of the journalist.
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