Committee to Protect Journalists
42 Journalists Killed in Pakistan since 1992/Motive Confirmed
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Type of Death
- Freelance
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 29% | Broadcast reporter |
| 17% | Camera Operator |
| 10% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 7% | Editor |
| 14% | Photographer |
| 7% | Internet reporter/writer |
| 40% | Print reporter/writer |
| 2% | Technician |
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Medium * | |
| 7% | Internet |
| 60% | |
| 2% | Radio |
| 40% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 100% | Male |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 95% | Local |
| 5% | Foreign |
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Murder Victims | |
| 25% | Taken Captive |
| 54% | Threatened |
| 29% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 7% | Crossfire/Combat |
| 36% | Dangerous Assignment |
| 57% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 96% | Complete impunity |
| 4% | Full justice |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 8% | Criminal group |
| 21% | Government Officials |
| 4% | Mob Violence |
| 54% | Political Group |
| 13% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 2% | Business |
| 12% | Corruption |
| 17% | Crime |
| 5% | Culture |
| 10% | Human Rights |
| 55% | Politics |
| 36% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 21% | Freelance |
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
42 Journalists Killed in Pakistan/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explainedMukarram Khan Aatif, Freelance
January 17, 2012, in Shabqadar, PakistanJaved Naseer Rind, Daily Tawar
November, in Khuzdar, PakistanFaisal Qureshi, London Post
October 7, 2011, in Lahore, PakistanShafiullah Khan, The News
June 17, 2011, in Wah Cantonment, PakistanAsfandyar Khan, Akhbar-e-Khyber
June 11, 2011, in Peshawar, PakistanSaleem Shahzad, Asia Times Online
May 29 or 30, 2011, in Mandi Bahauddin, PakistanNasrullah Khan Afridi, Khyber News Agency, Pakistan Television, Mashreq
May 10, 2011, in Peshawar, PakistanWali Khan Babar, Geo TV
January 13, 2011, in Karachi, PakistanPervez Khan, Waqt TV
December 6, 2010, in Ghalanai, PakistanAbdul Wahab, Express News
December 6, 2010, in Ghalanai, PakistanMisri Khan, Ausaf and Mashriq
September 14, 2010, in Hangu, PakistanEjaz Raisani, Samaa TV
September 6, 2010, in Quetta, PakistanEjazul Haq, City-42 TV
May 28, 2010, in Lahore, PakistanGhulam Rasool Birhamani, Daily Sindhu Hyderabad
May 9 or 10, 2010, in Wahi Pandhi, PakistanAzamat Ali Bangash, Samaa TV
April 17, 2010, in Orakzai, PakistanMalik Arif, Samaa TV
April 16, 2010, in Quetta, PakistanJanullah Hashimzada, Shamshad TV
August 24, 2009, in Jamrud, PakistanMusa Khankhel, Geo TV and The News
February 18, 2009, in Swat, PakistanTahir Awan, freelance
January 4, 2009, in Dera Ismail Khan, PakistanMohammad Imran, Express TV
January 4, 2009, in Dera Ismail Khan, PakistanAbdul Razzak Johra, Royal TV
November 3, 2008, in Punjab, PakistanAbdul Aziz Shaheen, Azadi
August 29, 2008, in Swat, PakistanMohammed Ibrahim, Express TV and Daily Express
May 22, 2008, in Khar, PakistanSiraj Uddin, The Nation
February 29, 2008, in Mingora, PakistanChishti Mujahid, Akbar-e-Jehan
February 9, 2008, in Quetta, PakistanZubair Ahmed Mujahid, Jang
November 23, 2007, in Mirpur Khas, PakistanMuhammad Arif, ARY One World TV
October 19, 2007, in Karachi, PakistanJaved Khan, Markaz and DM Digital TV
July 3, 2007, in Islamabad, PakistanNoor Hakim Khan, Daily Pakistan
June 2, 2007, in Bajaur, PakistanMehboob Khan, freelance
April 28, 2007, in Charsadda, PakistanHayatullah Khan, freelance
June 16, 2006, in Miran Shah, PakistanMunir Ahmed Sangi, Kawish Television Network (KTN)
May 29, 2006, in Larkana, PakistanAllah Noor, Khyber TV
February 7, 2005, in Wana, PakistanAmir Nowab , Associated Press Television News and Frontier Post
February 7, 2005, in Wana, PakistanSajid Tanoli, Shumal
January 29, 2004, in Mansehra, PakistanFazal Wahab, freelance
January 21, 2003, in Mingora, PakistanShahid Soomro, Kawish
October 20, 2002, in Kandhkot, PakistanDaniel Pearl, The Wall Street Journal
Date unknown in 2002, in Karachi, PakistanSufi Mohammad Khan, Ummat
May 2, 2000, in Badin, PakistanZ.A. Shahid, Khabrain
January 18, 1997, in Lahore, PakistanMohammad Samdani Warsi, Parcham
December 6, 1994, in Karachi, PakistanMohammed Salahuddin, Takbeer
December 4, 1994, in Karachi, Pakistan2 Media Workers Killed in Pakistan
Terminology explainedMohammad Sarwar, Aaj TV
September 3, 2010, in Quetta, PakistanMian Iqbal Shah, Peshawar Press Club
December 22, 2009, in Peshawar, Pakistan14 Journalists Killed in Pakistan/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explainedMuneer Shakir, Online News Network, Sabzbaat TV
August 14, 2011, in Khuzdar, PakistanZaman Ibrahim, Daily Extra News
April 2, 2011, in Karachi, PakistanAbdost Rind, freelance
February 18, 2011, in Turbat, PakistanIlyas Nizzar, Darwanth
January 3, 2011, in Pidarak, PakistanMehmood Chandio, Awaz
December 5, 2010, in Mirpurkhas, PakistanLala Hameed Baloch, Daily Intikhab
November 18, 2010, in an area outside Turbat, PakistanSiddique Bacha Khan, Aaj TV
August 14, 2009, in Mardan, PakistanWasi Ahmad Qureshi, Daily Azadi, Balochistan Express
April 16, 2009, in Khuzdar, PakistanRaja Assad Hameed, The Nation, Waqt TV
March 26, 2009, in Rawalpindi, PakistanKhadim Hussain Sheikh, Sindh TV and Khabrein
April 14, 2008, in Hub, PakistanMohammad Ismail, Pakistan Press International
November 1, 2006, in Islamabad, PakistanAsadullah, Freelancer
September 1, 2001, in Karachi, PakistanNawaz Zulfiqar Memon, The Nation
December 3, 1999, in Islamabad, PakistanCarlos Mavroleon, Freelancer
August 27, 1998, in Peshawar, PakistanCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
