Journalist Mr. Amir Wakeel was killed in Pindi on Sunday and was buried in graveyard of his native village Gumbat Kohat. According to news report published in daily Express journalists in Kohat and Pindi came out on streets to launch protest and to stress for arrest of Killers of deceased journalist Mr. Amir Wakeel. The journalists had also protested against the frequent murders and arrests of journalists in Pakistan.
‘Journalist Amir Wakeel had received two bullets in head when unknown killer had opened fire at him in Committee Chowk of Rawalpindi, he was rushed to hospital but due to excessive bleeding he had succumbed to his injuries in hospital, SHO police station Waris Khan had taken statements from his relatives, and case was registered against killers,’ unveiled in a news report of daily Alsharq.
Deceased Amir Wakeel was elder brother of Journalist Kamal Azfar owner of daily Awami Inqilab published from Kohat district of NWFP Pakistan. Kamal Azfar is executive member of PFUJ.
Submitted by
Abdur Raziq
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