IFJ 10 December 2020
Pakistan: Journalist assassinated at home in KP province
Qais Javed, a journalist affiliated with Ehadnama media news, was shot dead in front of his home on the night of December 7 in the north western city of Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the gruesome murder and urge the authorities to conduct impartial investigation and punish the guilty. Journalist Qais Javed. Credit: Sirajuddin.
Unidentified gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot Qais Javed multiple times around his stomach before decamping from the scene. He was rushed to a nearby hospital in Dera Ismail Khan but died on the way. Police are yet to make any arrests.