Mohtarma Bhutto condemns murder of Muhammad Ismail
Asks for apprehending culprits, pays tributes to slain journalist
Islamabad November 3, 2006: Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto has expressed shock over the murder of journalist Muhammad Ismail Khan and demanded arrest of the assailants and punishment in accordance with the law.
In a statement today the former Prime Minster said that the gruesome murder appeared to be targeted killing and most condemnable.
She said that the journalists in Pakistan had come under increasing threats during the military dictatorship and urged the human rights bodies to raise their voice against it.
Paying tributes she said that late Ismail Khan was an upright, fearless and conscientious journalist who was widely admired and respected in the community of journalists for his professionalism and qualities of character.
His assailants may have fled but will never escape retribution, she said.
Mohtarma Bhutto also prayed for eternal rest to the soul of the deceased and patience to the members of the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity.
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