List of journalists killed during the Balochistan conflict (1947–present) explained

This is a list of journalists killed during the Balochistan conflict. The conflict has been going on since 1947, but since 2001, 28–33 journalists have been killed^{[1] [2]} and between 2009 and 2012 at over 23 journalists have been killed.^{[3] [4]}

List

• Khalil Ullah Sumalani

2008

• Chisti Mujahid, a columnist for Akhbar-i-Jehan, was assassinated by the Baloch Liberation Army in Quetta, 9 February 2008, for an article he had written about the death of leader Balach Marri.^{[5] [6]}
• Khadim Hussain Sheikh, a journalist for the Urdu-language Khabrein, was killed in Hub, 14 April 2008.^[7]

2009

• Wasi Ahmed Qureshi, Daily Azadi, died 16 April 2009, in Khuzdar from gunshot wounds from days earlier. Some news report claim that Baloch liberation army was responsible for killing Wasi Ahmed Qureshi.^[8]

2010

• Malik Mohammad Arif, a Samaa TV camera operator, was killed by a suicide bomber on 16 April 2010.^[9]
• Faiz Muhammad Sasoli, Aaj Kal, was shot to death 27 June 2010 in Khuzdar while driving and after having survived two previous attempts on his life. Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant group, claimed responsibility for killing him.^[10]
• Abdul Hameed Hayatan, a.k.a., Lala Hamid Baloch.^[11]
• Mohammad Sarwar^[12]
• Ejaz Raisani died from injuries 6 September 2010 from an earlier suicide bomb.^[13]

2011

• Ilyas Nazar^[14]
• Wali Khan Babar, GEO News – 13 January 2011, Karachi^[15]
• Abdost Rind, Daily Eagle (Urdu) – 18 February 2011, around Turbat^[16]
• Rehmat Ullah Shaheen
• Zarif Faraz
• Siddique Eido^[17]
• Munir Ahmed Shakir Sabzbaat, a Baloch TV station – 14 August 2011, Khuzdar^[18]
• Akhter Mirza
• Javed Naseer Rind, Daily Tawar – sometime between 11 September 2011 and 5 November 2011^[19]

2012

• Razzaq Gul Baloch, Express News – 19 May 2012, Turbat^[20]
• Haji Mohammad Rafique Achakzai
• Abdul Qadir Hajizai. He was killed by Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) in Washik district.^[21]
• Dilshad Deyani
• Abdul Haq Baloch
• Khalid Musa
• Abdul Ahad Baloch
• Rehmat Ullah Abdi
• Jamshaid Ali Karl

2013

• Saif-ur-Rehman Baloch^[22]
• Muhammad Imran Sheikh^[23]
• Mohammad Iqbal^[24]
• Mehmood Ahmed Afridi. He was killed by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Kalat.^[25]
• Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch, Daily Tawar – sometime between 24 March 2013 & 24 August 2013^[26]

2014

• Attack on the Online International News Network killed two journalists and one media worker on 28 August 2014 in Quetta. Irshad Mastoi was believed to have been the target while student reporter Abdul Rasul and accountant Mohammed Younus were also killed.^[27]

2020

• Sajid Hussain (journalist)

See also

• Censorship in Pakistan

External links

• Baloch Missing

Notes and References

1. News: Journalists demand more protection from authorities . The Peninsula (Qatar) . 29 January 2013 . 29 January 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130216215700/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/pakistan-afghanistan/223682-journalists-demand-more-protection-from-authorities-.html . 16 February 2013 . dmy-all .
2. News: Muhammad . Akbar Notezai . To be a journalist in Balochistan . Daily Times . 23 July 2013 . 9 November 2013 .
3. News: 22 Balochistan journalists killed in four years . Dawn (Pakistan) . 9 July 2012 . 27 November 2012.
4. News: Muhammad . Akbar Notezai . Balochistan and journalists . Daily Times . 18 March 2013 . 19 March 2013 .
5. Web site: Naziha Syed Ali . Dangerous times . Dawn. Pakistan . 23 July 2013 . 16 December 2013.
6. Web site: IFJ Global – Murder of Journalist in Pakistan Must Be Investigated Promptly . IFJ.org . 11 February 2008 . 16 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215195134/http://www.ifj.org/en/articles/murder-of-journalist-in-pakistan-must-be-investigated-promptly . 15 December 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: Khadim Hussain Sheikh . Khadim Hussain Sheikh – Journalists Killed – Committee to Protect Journalists . Cpj.org . 14 April 2008 . 16 December 2013.
8. Web site: Wasi Ahmad Qureshi . Wasi Ahmad Qureshi – Journalists Killed – Committee to Protect Journalists . Cpj.org . 16 April 2009 . 16 December 2013.
9. Web site: Malik Arif . Malik Arif – Journalists Killed – Committee to Protect Journalists . Cpj.org . 16 December 2013.
10. Web site: Reporter gunned down in Balochistan – Reporters Without Borders. Reports Without Borders. 16 December 2013. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128192433/https://rsf.org/en/news/reporter-gunned-down-balochistan. dead.
11. News: COMMENT : Truth invites IRE . 3 December 2012. Daily Times. 8 September 2013 . Mir Mohammad Ali . Talpur . 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911044828/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C09%5C08%5Cstory_8-9-2013_pg3_2 . 2013-09-11.
12. Web site: Mohammad Sarwar . Mohammad Sarwar – Journalists Killed – Committee to Protect Journalists . Cpj.org . 3 September 2010 . 16 December 2013.
13. Web site: Ejaz Raisani. 6 September 2010. Committee to protect Journalists.
14. Web site: PFUJ Outraged Over Baloch Journalist's Murder . The Baloch Hal . 6 January 2011 . 1 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203035438/http://thebalochhal.com/2011/01/06/pfuj-outraged-over-baloch-journalists-murder/ . 3 December 2013 . dead .
15. News: Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar shot dead. Pakistan Times. 13 January 2011. 27 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330233020/http://www.pakistantimes.net/pt/detail.php?newsId=18126. 30 March 2012. dmy-all.
16. Web site: Committee to Protect Journalists . Journalist gunned down in Pakistan's violent Baluchistan . 22 February 2011 . 17 September 2011 .
17. Web site: Baloch Journalist Siddique Eido, Among Two Killed, Dumped in Gwadar . The Baloch Hal . 29 April 2011 . 1 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030944/http://thebalochhal.com/2011/04/29/baloch-journalist-among-two-killed-dumped-in-gwadar/ . 3 December 2013 . dead .
18. News: Roy . Greenslade . 16 August 2011 . Greenslade Blog: Pakistani journalist murdered . The Guardian (UK) . 27 November 2012.
19. News: Journalist's body found in Khuzdar. The Nation. 6 November 2011. AsiaNet.
20. News: Greenslade . Roy . Pakistani journalist abducted and killed | The Guardian. . The Guardian . 22 May 2012 . 7 October 2012.
21. Web site: Abdul Qadir Hajizai. 28 May 2012. Committee to Protect Journalist.
22. News: 70 including SAMAA cameraman, reporter killed; over 120 hurt in two successive blasts in Quetta. 10 January 2013. Samaa TV.
23. News: SAMAA cameraman Imran laid to rest in Quetta . SAMAA TV . 11 January 2013 . 8 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130114220600/http://www.samaa.tv/newsdetail.aspx?ID=59962&CID=1 . 14 January 2013 .
24. News: Three Journalists Killed, Three Injured in Quetta Blasts . Reporters Without Borders . 12 January 2013 . 8 January 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070841/http://en.rsf.org/pakistan-three-journalists-killed-three-12-01-2013,43905.html . dead .
25. Web site: Another Journalist gunned down, second in three days. 21 January 2016. Reporters without borders.
26. Web site: Two missing Baloch men found dead in Karachi . Dawn. Pakistan . 21 August 2013 . 1 December 2013.
27. Web site: Pakistani journalists shot dead in attack on news agency office. Roy Greenslade. The Guardian (UK). 30 August 2014. 15 October 2015.