Baloch journalist Latif Sajidi killed in targeted attack in Awaran
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 24 May 2025 | JP Staff Report
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Latif Sajidi, a journalist in Balochistan, was murdered in his home, highlighting the dire situation for media personnel. This attack is part of a concerning trend of violence against journalists in the region.Summary
QUETTA, Balochistan – In yet another grim incident targeting media personnel, unidentified armed assailants stormed the home of journalist Abdul Latif Sajidi Baloch in the Mashkay area of Awaran district, Balochistan, late last night and shot him dead while he was asleep.
Sajidi, a correspondent for the daily Intikhab newspaper, was brutally murdered in what appears to be a targeted killing. This is not the first time Sajidi’s family has faced such brutality. Several members of his family, including his brother and son, have previously been killed in similar attacks.
Additionally, Sajidi himself had been a victim of enforced disappearance nearly a year ago. After his eventual release, he remained in poor health. Shockingly, neither his abduction nor his release was reported by the media or protested by journalist unions—raising serious concerns over the silencing of press freedom in the region.
Despite working for Intikhab, his disappearance and subsequent return were never covered by the newspaper he represented—possibly to avoid further retaliation. The lack of media attention on his abduction and the silence of journalistic organizations highlight the dangerous environment for journalists in Balochistan.
Now, following his killing, questions arise: Why was his case ignored earlier? Who is behind these systematic attacks on journalists and their families?
The continued targeting of journalists in Balochistan underscores the urgent need for stronger protections for media workers in conflict zones.
بلوچ ØµØØ§ÙÛŒ لطی٠ساجدی Ú©Ùˆ آواران میں قتل کر دیا گیا
Ú©ÙˆØ¦Ù¹ÛØŒ بلوچستان – میڈیا کارکنان Ú©Ùˆ Ù†Ø´Ø§Ù†Û Ø¨Ù†Ø§Ù†Û' والÛ' ایک اور Ø¯ÛØ´Øª ناک واقعÛ' میں نامعلوم Ù…Ø³Ù„Ø ØÙ…Ù„Û Ø¢ÙˆØ±ÙˆÚº Ù†Û' Ú¯Ø²Ø´ØªÛ Ø±Ø§Øª بلوچستان Ú©Û' ضلع آواران Ú©Û' Ø¹Ù„Ø§Ù‚Û Ù…Ø´Ú©Û' میں ØµØØ§ÙÛŒ عبداللطی٠ساجدی بلوچ Ú©Û' گھر میں دھاوا بول کر اÙÙ†Ûیں سوتÛ' میں گولی مار کر Ûلاک کر دیاÛ"
ساجدی Ø±ÙˆØ²Ù†Ø§Ù…Û "انتخاب" Ú©Û' Ù†Ø§Ù…Û Ù†Ú¯Ø§Ø± تھÛ'ØŒ اور ÛŒÛ Ù‚ØªÙ„ ایک ٹارگٹ کلنگ Ú©ÛŒ صورت میں Ûوا ÛÛ'Û" اس واقعÛ' Ù†Û' شدید غم Ùˆ ØºØµÛ Ù¾ÛŒØ¯Ø§ کیا ÛÛ'Û"
ÛŒÛ Ù¾Ûلا موقع Ù†Ûیں ÛÛ' جب ساجدی Ú©Û' خاندان Ú©Ùˆ ایسی Ø³ÙØ§Ú©ÛŒ کا سامنا کرنا Ù¾Ú'ا ÛÛ'Û" اÙÙ† Ú©Û' بھائی اور بیٹÛ' سمیت خاندان Ú©Û' متعدد Ø§ÙØ±Ø§Ø¯ اسی Ø·Ø±Ø Ú©Û' ØÙ…لوں میں جان سÛ' ÛØ§ØªÚ¾ دھو Ú†Ú©Û' ÛیںÛ"
اس Ú©Û' Ø¹Ù„Ø§ÙˆÛØŒ ساجدی خود بھی تقریباً ایک سال قبل جبری گمشدگی کا شکار ÛوئÛ' تھÛ'Û" Ø±ÛØ§Ø¦ÛŒ Ú©Û' بعد ÙˆÛ Ù…Ø³Ù„Ø³Ù„ خراب ØµØØª کا شکار رÛÛ'Û" ØÛŒØ±Øª انگیز طور پر، Ù†Û ØªÙˆ اÙÙ† Ú©Û' اغوا اور Ù†Û ÛÛŒ Ø±ÛØ§Ø¦ÛŒ Ú©ÛŒ خبروں Ú©Ùˆ میڈیا Ù†Û' کوریج دی، اور Ù†Û ÛÛŒ ØµØØ§ÙÛŒ تنظیموں Ù†Û' اس پر Ø§ØØªØ¬Ø§Ø¬ کیا—جس سÛ' خطÛ' میں ØµØØ§Ùتی آزادی Ú©Ùˆ دبانÛ' Ú©Û' سنگین خدشات پیدا ÛوتÛ' ÛیںÛ"
Ø§Ú¯Ø±Ú†Û Ø³Ø§Ø¬Ø¯ÛŒ "انتخاب" Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' کام کرتÛ' تھÛ'ØŒ لیکن اÙÙ† Ú©ÛŒ گمشدگی اور Ø±ÛØ§Ø¦ÛŒ Ú©ÛŒ خبر Ú©Ùˆ اÙÙ† Ú©Û' اپنÛ' اخبار Ù†Û' بھی نظرانداز کر دیا—شاید مزید جانی نقصان سÛ' بچنÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ'Û" اÙÙ† Ú©Û' اغوا پر میڈیا Ú©ÛŒ خاموشی اور ØµØØ§Ùتی تنظیموں Ú©ÛŒ بÛ' ØØ³ÛŒ Ù†Û' بلوچستان میں ØµØØ§Ùیوں Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' خطرناک ماØÙˆÙ„ Ú©Ùˆ ÙˆØ§Ø¶Ø Ú©Ø± دیا ÛÛ'Û"
اب جب Ú©Û Ø§ÙÙ† Ú©Û' قتل Ú©ÛŒ خبریں منظر عام پر آئی Ûیں، کئی سوالات جنم Ù„Û' رÛÛ' Ûیں: اÙÙ† کیس Ú©Ùˆ Ù¾ÛÙ„Û' کیوں نظرانداز کیا گیا؟ ØµØØ§Ùیوں اور اÙÙ† Ú©Û' خاندانوں Ú©Ùˆ Ù†Ø´Ø§Ù†Û Ø¨Ù†Ø§Ù†Û' والÛ' نظامی ØÙ…لوں Ú©Û' پیچھÛ' کون ÛÛ'ØŸ
بلوچستان میں ØµØØ§Ùیوں Ú©Ùˆ مسلسل Ù†Ø´Ø§Ù†Û Ø¨Ù†Ø§Ø¦Û' جانÛ' سÛ' تنازعات Ú©Û' علاقوں میں میڈیا ورکرز Ú©Û' تØÙظ Ú©ÛŒ Ùوری ضرورت عیاں Ûوتی ÛÛ'Û"
Key Points
- Abdul Latif Sajidi was shot dead in Awaran while asleep.
- His family has faced violence before, with several members killed.
- Sajidi had previously been abducted and returned in poor health.
- Media organizations did not report on his abduction or threats.
- The incident raises serious concerns over reporter safety in Balochistan.
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