Journalist fired for criticizing Punjab Government over security lapse

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 10 December 2012

A reporter from Roznama Dunya was dismissed after criticizing the Punjab government for a security failure. This lapse led to a tragic suicide bombing during a Moharram procession in Rawalpindi.

Summary

LAHORE: A reporter with the Urdu-language Roznama Dunya newspaper has been fired for filing a story that reportedly upset the Punjab government.

Insiders say the journalist had done a piece criticizing the government for a lapse in security that led to a suicide bomber target a Moharram procession in Rawalpindi on November 21. The attack killed 25 people and injured several others.

Those in the know tell JournalismPakistan.com that the Lahore-based reporter was actually asked to do the story by one of his editors.

Roznama Dunya, a publication of the Dunya Media Group, appeared in the market in September.

(The sacked reporter’s name has been purposely withheld. – Ed)

KEY POINTS:

• Journalist fired for criticizing Punjab government
• Story linked to security lapse during Moharram
• Attack resulted in 25 fatalities and many injuries
• Editor allegedly requested the critical piece
• Roznama Dunya launched in September 2022