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68 Journalists Killed in Pakistan

between 1992 and 2025 / Motive Confirmed

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68 journalists match your search

Name Organization Date Location Type of Death
Abdul Aziz ShaheenAzadiAugust 29, 2008PakistanCrossfire
Abdul Haq BalochARY TelevisionSeptember 29, 2012PakistanMurder
Abdul Qadir HajizaiWASH TVMay 28, 2012PakistanMurder
Abdul Razzak JohraRoyal TVNovember 3, 2008PakistanMurder
Abdul WahabExpress NewsDecember 6, 2010PakistanDangerous Assignment
Allah NoorKhyber TVFebruary 7, 2005PakistanMurder
Amir NowabAssociated Press Television News and Frontier PostFebruary 7, 2005PakistanMurder
Anwar Jan KhetranNaveed-e-PakistanJuly 23, 2020PakistanMurder
Asfandyar KhanAkhbar-e-KhyberJune 11, 2011PakistanDangerous Assignment
Aslam DurraniDaily PakistanApril 16, 2013PakistanDangerous Assignment
Ayub KhattakKarak TimesOctober 11, 2013PakistanMurder
Azamat Ali BangashSamaa TVApril 17, 2010PakistanDangerous Assignment
Chishti MujahidAkbar-e-JehanFebruary 9, 2008PakistanMurder
Daniel PearlThe Wall Street JournalBetween January 23 and February 21, 2002PakistanMurder
Ejaz RaisaniSamaa TVSeptember 6, 2010PakistanDangerous Assignment
Ejazul HaqCity-42 TVMay 28, 2010PakistanDangerous Assignment
Faisal QureshiThe London PostOctober 7, 2011PakistanMurder
Fazal WahabfreelanceJanuary 21, 2003PakistanMurder
Ghulam RasoolOnline International News NetworkAugust 28, 2014PakistanMurder
Ghulam Rasool BirhamaniDaily Sindhu HyderabadMay 9 or 10, 2010PakistanMurder