Nawa-i-Waqt journalist shot dead in Begowala, Sialkot
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 27 March 2018
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Zeeshan Ashraf Butt, a journalist with Nawa-i-Waqt, was fatally shot by UC Chairman Imran Aslam Cheema in Begowala. This incident represents the second murder of a journalist in Pakistan in 2023.Summary
SIALKOT – A union council chairman allegedly shot dead a Nawa-i-Waqt journalist in the area of Begowala Police Station on Tuesday.
According to reports, Zeeshan Ashraf Butt, a reporter with the Urdu daily went to meet Begowala UC Chairman Imran Aslam Cheema.
During the meeting Cheema got upset over some of the questions asked by the journalists, and opened fire on Butt. He died on the spot.
Police have registered a case and have begun an investigation.
Butt is the second journalist to be killed in Pakistan this year. On March 1, Anjum Muneer Raja was shot dead in Rawalpindi.
KEY POINTS:
- Zeeshan Ashraf Butt shot dead in Sialkot
- Incident occurred during a meeting with UC Chairman
- Police have initiated an investigation
- Butt is the second journalist killed in 2023
- Previous journalist murder occurred in Rawalpindi
