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Pakistan remains politically volatile after a February election led to the formation of a coalition government. Pictured here on February 17, 2024, supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party chant slogans as they gather during a protest demanding free and fair results of the elections, outside the provincial election commission office in Karachi. (Photo: REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)

Shooters attack three Pakistani journalists in two separate incidents

June 4, 2024 3:38 PM EDT

New York, June 4, 2024— Pakistan authorities must immediately investigate the attacks against journalists Haider Mastoi, Khan Muhammad Pitafi, and Chaudhry Ikhlaq, hold those responsible to account, and take steps to end the intensifying wave of violence against journalists in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On May 29, an unknown number of…