Pakistan journalist Imtiaz Mir succumbs to shooting injuries, PEC demands justice

 

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, demanded justice for Karachi-based Pakistani journalist Imtiaz Mir, who succumbed to injuries on Monday from a shooting incident at Malir area. Imtiaz (40), who used to present a television show titled 'Aaj Ki Baat With Imtiaz Mir' on Metro 1 News, was attacked by a group of gunmen on 21 September. He was admitted in Karachi's Liaquat National Hospital where he succumbed to injuries in the early hours on 29 September.

 

"As Imtiaz Mir hosted television shows covering socio-political issues of the trouble-torn south Asian nation and thus earned enmity from anti-social elements, it's primary responsibility of the authority to identify the culprits and punish under the law. Sindh province chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah should take a special interest in speedy investigations into his untimely death," said Blaise Lempen, president of PEC (www.pressemblem.ch).

 

PEC's south Asia representative Nava Thakuria informed Imtiaz was the 135 th media worker killed so far this year across the globe. Prior to him, Pakistan lost AD Shar (Hum News), Abdul Latif (Daily Intekhab) and Syed Mohammed Shah (Ab-Tak TV) to assailants since 1 January 2025. Last year, the Muslim majority country with a population of 241 million witnessed the murder of 12 media workers and in most cases the perpetrators enjoy immunity from the ill-functioned government machineries.