On
February 5, I blogged about three vicious bomb blasts in Pakistan in the
previous two days—“one in Lower Dir that wounded three reporters on Thursday,
and Friday’s double attack in Karachi that we’re still investigating.” I argued
that media companies in The PPF article says that, in addition to those injured in the bombing, ““[Pervez] Bashir of Rohi TV told PPF that he fell down when the blast occurred in the hospital. Immediately after the blast, an angry mob assaulted the media workers with stones and batons. He received injuries on his waist and shoulder. His camera was also partially damaged. Yousuf of Samaa TV told PPF that Muzamil and Gulzar were injured in the blast while he, Ahmed and Ali were injured by mob attack. They also lost one camera while another was damaged.”
In the comments section of my February 5 posting, Ahmad Raza Khan, who identifies himself as the president of the Electronic Media Reporters Welfare Association in
It’s a tough world out there, and journalists need as much support as they can get.
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