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QUETTA: At least three media personnel, including a reporter, television cameraman and a press photographer, were killed in Balochistan on Thursday’s deadly bomb blasts in Quetta city, sources confirmed.
According to the details, two journalists affiliated with the Samaa Television, Saif-ur-Rehman Baloch, cameraman Imran Shiek and Mohammad Iqbal, a photographer for News Network International (N.N.I.) were killed in the line of duty on Thursday while covering the blasts that rocked Quetta city.
Last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New-York-based media watchdog, termed Balochistan the epicenter of violence against journalists.
At least seven reporters were killed in Balochistan in 2012 while reporting on various assignments. The government, despite repeated promises, has neither been able to bring the perpetrators of violence against journalists to justice nor has it been able to provide protection to the endangered correspondents.
Press clubs in at least two districts, Khuzdar and Panjgur, have remained completely shut after the killing of local journalists and threats from various quarters.
Samaa Television reported on its website:
“SAMAA family’s Senior Cameraman Imran Sheikh martyred in second lethal blast near Alamdar Road in Quetta on Thursday, leaving two little daughters, widow, parents, sister, brothers, and thousands of SAMAA fellows aggrieved behind.
Imran Khan is not the first martyred of SAMAA family in Quetta, two more members also embraced martyrdom while performing their duties in terrorism afflicted city of Balochistan.
Five years ago, Imran Sheikh joined SAMAA and since then continued performing his duty with keen interest, loyalty and fearlessly in terrorists key target city, Quetta.
Deceased SAMAA cameraman was residing in joint family with parents and brothers in MuslimTown area of Quetta.
Imran Sheikh tied marriage knot in 2009 and he was blessed with two daughters after that. His one daughter is two and half year old and other is only one year old.
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| journalists affiliated with the Samaa Television cameraman Imran Shiek and Mohammad Iqbal |
Earlier in 2010, SAMAA cameramen Malik Arif and Ijaz Raisani embraced martyrdom in two separate blasts in Al-Quds rally and hospital. Imran Sheikh is third cameraman, who joined caravan of SAMAA martyred this day.
Many top leaders of the country included President Zardari, PM Raja, former PM Nawaz Sharif, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and others have condoled and offered prayers for martyred SAMAA cameraman Imran Sheikh.
SAMAA family’s senior reporter Saif-ur-Rehman succumbed to injuries and embraced martyrdom in hospital after sustaining lethal wounds in second powerful blast on Almadar Road in Quetta, he has left his aggrieved parents, three little sons, and widow behind, SAMAA reports.
Saif-ur-Rehman rushed to cover a powerful blasts story at a snooker club on Almadar Road in Quetta on Thursday evening but he turned victim of a very powerful second blast outside the club.
He sustained critical injuries in lethal blast and gone missing for a couple of hour after the bang. Later on, he was traced in a very critical condition in Quetta’s CMH.
SAMAA’s brave senior reporter continued struggle for survival in Intensive Care Unit of the CMH for many hours but succumbed to lethal injuries and embraced martyrdom.
Saif-ur-Rehman is fourth member of SAMAA’s caravan of martyred, who embraced martyrdom while performing his duty in Quetta.
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has announced a countrywide protest against martyrdom of SAMAA cameraman Imran Sheikh and reporter Saif-ur-Rehman after Friday prayers’ today.”
This is a running story. More updates to come
Published in The Baloch Hal on January 10, 2013 :http://thebalochhal.com/?p=19589
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