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Committee to Protect Journalists
Shahid Soomro
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Pakistani journalists have long navigated a
treacherous course, threatened by militant groups, criminal gangs,
political bosses, and powerful intelligence agencies, but the rest of
the world scarcely noticed these dangers until the assassination of
American reporter Daniel Pearl. Months after Pearl's murder, another
journalist was killed in Pakistan: Shahid Soomro. Like Pearl, Soomro
was killed in volatile Sindh Province, but he was the victim of local
politicos angered by his reporting on their abuse of power.
Continue reading Attacks on the Press 2002: Pakistan »
October 22, 2002
His Excellency Gen. Pervez Musharraf
President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Via facsimile: 92-51-922-4206
His Excellency Gen. Pervez Musharraf
President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Via facsimile: 92-51-922-4206
Your Excellency:
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the brutal murder of Shahid Soomro, a correspondent for the Sindhi-language newspaper Kawish. Pakistani journalists fear that Soomro, who was based in the town of Kandhkot, Sindh Province, was killed in reprisal for his reporting on abuses committed during recent general elections held on October 10.
Continue reading CPJ condemns murder of journalist who reported election abuses »
