Saturday, April 19, 2014

Hamid Mir wounded in Pakistan gun attack --- Gunmen have shot and wounded one of Pakistan's best known television presenters in the city of Karachi. -- Police said the attackers opened fire on Hamid Mir's car near the airport. -- The presenter for Geo TV received three bullets, but was in a stable condition, the officials added. --- There have been previous attempts on the life of Mr Mir, the first journalist to interview Osama bin Laden after 9/11. Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries for the media. -- The attack has been strongly condemned by Pakistani politicians, including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. -- Last month, Mr Sharif pledged to do more to protect journalists in Pakistan. -- Mr Mir had just landed in Karachi and was on his way to the studios of Geo TV, a private Pakistani news channel, when unidentified gunmen in a car and on motorcycles reportedly tailed him before opening fire. -- Police said he sustained three gunshot wounds, but that his life was not in danger. - BBC, at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27089646

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