Firing at Dunya anchor's residence

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 11 November 2012

Dunya TV anchor Muhammad Malick was unharmed during a firing incident at his residence in Lahore. This attack occurred shortly after he announced his show was going off air.

Summary

LAHORE: There was firing at the Lahore residence of Dunya TV anchor Muhammad Malick Saturday in which he remained unhurt, reports said. His car reportedly got damaged in the attack that came just days after he announced his show Dunya @ 8 with Malick was to go off air. Hours later Malick said in a tweet: “Grateful to friends for expressing concern over the firing incident at my house a few hours back. Everyone was safe. God bless you all.” Although he cited an English newspaper he has been asked to bring out by his employers as the reason for his program’s discontinuation, many people think this is not true. They point out it is mainly because of ‘pressure’ after he did a program critical of the army. On Friday Malick tweeted: “Anchoring of principles is way more important than anchoring any show. Never bowed to any pressure before -no matter what hue - and never will.”

KEY POINTS:

• Firing incident occurred at Muhammad Malick's residence in Lahore.
• Malick's car was reportedly damaged but he remained unharmed.
• The incident follows the announcement of his show going off air.
• Many believe the cancellation is due to pressure after a critical program on the army.
• Malick emphasized the importance of principles in his anchoring career.