Journalist Alveena Agha harassed for exposing business group's fraud
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 20 September 2020
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Alveena Agha, a journalist at Metro One News, has reported harassment due to her past investigative work. Her story detailed a business group's fraudulent activities in Pakistan. Agha expresses concern for her safety while seeking support.Summary
KARACHI—Alveena Agha, an anchor at Metro One News TV, said that she was facing harassment for her story on the scam of a business group last year.
She told JournalismPakistan.com that her story was published on the affairspakistan.com website. "I did the story two years back and am now facing the consequences."
According to the story, the business group looted Pakistan in the 90's and then moved to Dubai. "They robbed people in the name of investment; whatever fraud they committed was so technical that people never believed that they would be deprived of their money."
In a tweet, she said: "I'm Journalist/Anchor from Karachi I'm being harassed for doing my job I'm feeling extremely unsafe. I did investigative story 2years back now MAFIAS are giving me hard & soft pressure on this pls be my voice. I'm under 30 yet but my ECG recently came abnormal because of over stress."
Key Points
- Alveena Agha is an anchor at Metro One News TV.
- She reported harassment linked to a story on business fraud.
- The scandal involved a business group that scammed investors in the 90s.
- Agha's health has deteriorated due to stress from the harassment.
- She has called for support as she feels unsafe.
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