Karachi Police arrest Geo News Reporter Wali Khan Babar's killer
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 16 June 2020
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Karachi Police have successfully arrested the main shooter in the murder of journalist Wali Khan Babar. The case had remained unresolved since his assassination in 2011.Summary
KARACHI—Karachi Police have arrested the killer of Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar, the police chief confirmed.
According to Samaa.tv, Ghulam Nabi Memon, the chief of Karachi Police, told reporters that the man identified as Kamran alias Shani, shot Wali Khan Babar. "He shot Wali Babar… he is the main shooter that's why he was given death penalty by the ATC."
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi had awarded four men life imprisonment in the murder case, and two others, including Kamran, were given death sentences in absentia in 2014.
The reporter was shot dead in Karachi's Liaquatabad neighborhood on January 13, 2011, when he was heading home from work.
KEY POINTS:
- Kamran, alias Shani, arrested for the murder of Wali Khan Babar.
- Babar was shot dead in 2011 while returning home from work.
- An anti-terrorism court previously sentenced two men to death in absentia.
- Karachi Police chief confirmed the arrest to the media.
- The case has seen significant delays in justice over the years.
