Aug 24 2009
Journalist killed in northwest Pakistan
An Afghan journalist working for a series of international media outlets was killed in northwest Pakistan. The region is one of the most dangerous spots in the world for the media as journalists are targeted directly.
Reports inform that the 40-year-old Janullah Hashimzada was returning from Afghanistan when militants attacked his vehicle near Jamrud, a town located in the Khybar tribal district known to host many Taliban militants.
Rehan Gul Khatok, assistant administrative agent in Jamrud said that the gunmen stopped the vehicle and shot the journalist dead. He also mentions that Hashimzada was very critical of the Taliban and had valuable information regarding the militans. Even more, “his reporting was unacceptable both to Pakistani and Afghan governments and intelligence agencies,” he told the Vienna based International Press Institute.
