Express News
December 6, 2010, in Ghalanai, Pakistan
Wahab and Waqt TV journalist Pervez Khan were among 50 people killed in
a double-suicide bomb attack in
The journalists were covering a meeting of tribal leaders and government officials in Ghalanai, the administrative center of the region, when two suicide bombers wearing police uniforms detonated explosives. News reports said the meeting was called to discuss the formation of an anti-Taliban militia. Agence France-Presse said a Pakistani Taliban group took credit for the attack.
The journalists worked as both cameramen and reporters. More than 100 people were wounded in the attack, among them Mohib Ali, a reporter for the news agency, News Network International, according to the Pakistan Press Foundation.
Medium: Television
Job: Broadcast Reporter, Camera Operator
Beats Covered: Politics, War
Gender: Male
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: No
Type of Death: Dangerous Assignment
Suspected Source of Fire: Political Group
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