Awami Awaz journalist Ali Sher Rajpar killed in Sindh attack
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 5 May 2019
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Ali Sher Rajpar, an Awami Awaz journalist, was murdered outside the Padidan Press Club in Sindh. This marks the second killing of a journalist in Pakistan within a week.Summary
DADU - A second Pakistani journalist has been killed inside a week.
Dawn.com reported that Ali Sher Rajpar of Awami Awaz newspaper was murdered in an attack outside the Padidan Press Club (Sindh) on Saturday.
Rajpar was also an office-bearer of the press club.
Meanwhile, the paper later reported that police had arrested the suspected killer, identified as Habib Rajpar, a cousin of Ali Sher.
Police said the murder was the result of a family dispute.
On April 30, unidentified shooters murdered journalist Amanullah Gharro in Lunda Sharif, D.I.Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).
Photo courtesy: Dawn
Key Points
- Ali Sher Rajpar was shot dead outside Padidan Press Club in Sindh.
- He was a journalist for Awami Awaz newspaper.
- The suspected killer, Habib Rajpar, was arrested by police.
- Murder linked to a family dispute.
- This incident follows the earlier murder of journalist Amanullah Gharro.
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