Attack on Hamid Mir

Officials’ statements recorded in Mir case

April 29, 2014

KARACHI: Top police and intelligence officials on Monday recorded their statements before a three-member judicial commission constituted to probe the attack on senior TV anchor Hamid Mir. The commission comprising Justices Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Iqbal Hameedur Rahman and Ejaz Afzal conducted the in-camera proceedings at the Karachi Registry of the Supreme Court. Those who attended the proceedings included director general

Sindh CM orders strict security for Hamid Mir

April 28, 2014

KARACHI: Ordering strict security for the injured Geo News senior anchor Hamid Mir at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Sunday directed the police and law enforcement agencies to find those involved in the attack. He was chairing a meeting at the Chief Minister House here to review law order and the performance

UK rally backs Hamid Mir, warns against ban on Geo

April 28, 2014

LONDON: Pakistanis in Britain have called on the government of Pakistan to ensure that Hamid Mir gets justice through a thorough and completely transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding a well-planned gun attack aimed at ending his life in Karachi a week ago. At a large rally held outside Pakistan High Commission here, British Pakistanis from all walks of life

Hamid Mir attack issue to be raised in European Parliament

April 28, 2014

BRUSSELS: The Vice President of European Parliament, Edward McMillan, has announced to raise the issue of attack on Geo TV anchorperson Hamid Mir in the European Parliament. Edward McMillan, while condemning the attack on senior journalist, said that he would raise this issue in the European Parliament.David Ward, Member of the Parliament from Bradford West, has also condemned the attack

Judicial commission starts probe tomorrow

April 27, 2014

KARACHI: The judicial commission, formed to investigate attack on Geo News anchorperson Hamid Mir, will meet here on Monday. The three-member commission, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rahman and Justice Ejaz Afzal, will hear the case from April 28 to May 2 at Supreme Court Karachi Registry. The first hearing will be held on Monday at 10:00am

Curbs on Geo unacceptable: Lahore Press Club seminar

April 27, 2014

LAHORE: A large number of journalists from different media organisations, senior lawyers and representatives of various political parties on Saturday unanimously rejected any curbs on Geo News. They vowed to foil any conspiracy against freedom of expression and demanded the immediate arrest of the elements involved in the attack on Hamid Mir. At a seminar ‘Geo ki Bandish Na Manzoor’

You can gun me down, dump my body but can’t silence me

April 27, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Geo News senior anchor Hamid Mir said that the elements giving him threats could not intimidate him as they could gun him down and throw his body on a road but such threats could not deter him from calling a spade a spade. He rebutted a claim of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan that he had not been

Time to rein in horrors crippling free speech: CJA

April 25, 2014

ISLAMABAD: The attempted assassination of one of Pakistan’s best-known journalists demands purposeful action at all levels of government, law, police and community – and revived Commonwealth and international action, said Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) in a statement released Thursday. It said: “It’s time for all authority to say “Stop. We’re sick of this. And we won’t take it any more.”This

PBA slams attack on Mir, urges restraint

April 25, 2014

KARACHI: The Executive Committee of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), in a meeting held in Karachi on Thursday, once again condemned the attack on senior journalist Hamid Mir and urged concerned authorities to apprehend those responsible for the incident. “Since a judicial commission has been appointed to probe the incident, PBA stresses the need to let the law and the

Officials’ statements recorded in Mir case

Sindh CM orders strict security for Hamid Mir

UK rally backs Hamid Mir, warns against ban on Geo

Hamid Mir attack issue to be raised in European Parliament

Judicial commission starts probe tomorrow

Curbs on Geo unacceptable: Lahore Press Club seminar

You can gun me down, dump my body but can’t silence me

Time to rein in horrors crippling free speech: CJA

PBA slams attack on Mir, urges restraint

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