PFUJ calls for reopening case : Journalist’s murder, Published in Daily Dawn on 01 November 2007.

PFUJ calls for reopening case : Journalist’s murder
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over the “closure” of the murder inquiry of senior journalist, Mohammad Ismail Malik, who was killed on Nov 1, 2006 by unidentified assailants, in Islamabad, and demanded the arrest of the killers.

Malik’s death anniversary is being observed on Thursday (today).

PFUJ, in a statement, paid tribute to Malik’s services in the field of journalism and said while the government made tall claims of resolving high-profile cases, but it appeared that the murders of journalists did not fall in that “category.” That was perhaps was why none of the 21 murder cases of journalists, killed from October 1999 till October 2007, had been solved, it added.

Malik was killed in a brutal manner and his body was found near his house a few hours after he went for a walk after dinner. “It may have been a close(d) case for the government, but for the journalist community it is still an open case,” the statement said.

PFUJ appealed to media organisations, for which Malik and other murdered journalists used to work, to investigate the cases of their murdered employees and expose the failure of the authorities in their newspapers and television channels.

It was ironic that in February 2007, the government had given its commitment before a high-profile media delegation of the International Media Watchdog, comprising president of the International Federation of Journalists, president of the National Union of Journalists, UK, convener of the Free Media Movement, Sri Lanka and representative of the Paris-based RSF (Reporters Sans Frontieres/ Reporters Without Borders), but there has been no breakthrough in even a single murder case of any journalist.—Online

demo today: The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists would stage a protest demonstration against the capital administration, for not being able to arrest the killers of a senior journalist, outside the Press Club camp office at Melody on Thursday.

First death anniversary of Journalist Malik Mohammad Ismail Khan

First death anniversary of Journalist Malik Mohammad Ismail Khan

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Written by Abdul Waheed Khan

Wednesday, 31 October 2007

Brutally murdered veteran journalist malik ismail’s first death anniversary on 01 November, held in “daurdad” (attock). Family members appeal for justice. Malik Mohammad Ismail Khan, brutally murdered veteran journalist’s first death anniversary will be observed at his native village Daurdad, (Sanjwal-Bahter Road) Tehsil and District Attock, on Thursday 01 November 2007. Recitation of the Holy Quran and Fateh prayer will be held for the departed soul of Shaheed Mohammad Ismail Khan. Deceased Senior journalist’s sons Rizwan Ismail Khan, Zishan Ismail Khan and brothers Malik Mohammad Khateeb Khan, Hafiz Abdul Hameed Khan (District Correspondent Daily “Ausaf”), Abdul Rasheed Khan and Abdul Waheed Khan have requested for relatives and friends of Malik Ismail to participate on this occasion and remember him in their duas. Malik Ismail was in journalism for the last thirty years and he was working as a Resident Editor of an independent national news agency Pakistan Press International (PPI) Islamabad, at the time of his brutal murder under mysterious circumstances by unidentified people on midnight of 31st October/01st November 2006. He had no enmity or personal conflict with any one. During his career he worked with prominent media organisations including Daily “The Muslim”, Daily “The Frontier Post”, Daily “The Mashriq” News agencies “Online” and “PPI”. He started his career in journalism as a Reporter from Attock in 1976, and worked his way up to Peshawar and Islamabad as a Senior Staff Reporter, Chief Reporter, Columnists, Editor Reporting, Bureau Chief and Resident Editor till his sudden blow, which has devastated his whole family and shocked the journalist community. He was an honest, upright, fearless and a conscientious journalist and was widely admired and respected in the community of journalists for his qualities of character and professionalism. He always worked for the positive image of independent journalism in Pakistan. At the noisy protest by the journalist community, Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shaukat Aziz, and Federal Interior Minister Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, has been ordered two separate inquiries for a full investigation, but nothing has come from any inquiry or interrogations. The family members express their grief and sorrow at the fact that the murderers have not been caught and said that Malik Ismail who was such a very kind, humble and caring person will never come back to us but, that justice should be done. They have demanded to the Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary to take “Sou Moto Action” of the clueless investigation into the brutal murder of a senior journalist even after a whole year, to provide them justice and bringing the actual culprits for exemplary punishment. Add as favourites (2) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 36 | Print | E-mail

A file photo of Khan Mohammad Yaqoob Khan of Daurdad (Attock) Pakistan.

"Khan Mohammad Yaqoob Khan An Committed worker of Pakistan Movement" father of "Mohammad Ismail Shaheed-e-Sahafat"

Appeal to the Chief Justice of Pakistan

THE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT October 17,2007

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Still hope ABDUL WAHEED KHAN, Via email I would like to draw the attention of the authorities, especially the Honourable Chief Justice (CJ) of Pakistan, to a serious issue. One year ago, my elder brother Mohammad Ismail Khan, a veteran journalist, was brutally murdered in Islamabad under mysterious circumstances. The police are still clueless and there is no headway in the investigation. Ismail was working as a journalist for the last 30 years. He was working as the Resident Editor of the Pakistan Press International (PPI), a news agency, in Islamabad at the time of his murder by unidentified people at midnight of October 31/November 1, 2006. Almost a whole year has passed, yet there is no headway in the investigations to find the murderers. I appeal through your widely-circulated and recognised newspaper to the CJ to take suo motu notice of the brutal murder of Ismail Khan and provide justice to our family.

"Appeal for Justice" Published in Daily Dawn "Letter to Editor" on 17th October, 2007.

Appeal for justice


THIS is to draw the attention of the authorities, especially the chief justice of Pakistan, that a year ago my brother, Mohammad Ismail Khan, a journalist, was murdered in Islamabad. The police are still clueless and there is no headway in the whole investigation.

My brother was working as a resident editor of the PPI at the time of his murder on the Oct 31-Nov I midnight, 2006.

We appeal to the chief justice through these columns to take sou motu notice of the matter.

ABDUL WAHEED KHAN
Birmingham, UK

Appeal for Justice

The Frontier Post

Commitment to Journalism

Honourable Chief Justice Abdul Waheed Khan Birmingham, UK awkhan_24@hotmail.co.uk I am a Pakistani and now living in the "United Kingdom" for the last few years. I would like to draw attention to the authorities, especially the Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan, that one-year ago my elder brother Malik Mohammad Ismail Khan, a veteran journalist was brutally murdered in Islamabad the federal capital of Pakistan under mysterious circumstances. The police are still clueless and there is no headway in the whole investigation. My fifty three year old elder brother Malik Ismail Khan Shaheed was in journalism for the last thirty years and he was working as a Resident Editor of an independent national news agency Pakistan Press International (PPI) at Islamabad, at the time of his brutal murder by unidentified people on the midnight of 31st October/01st November 2006. He had no enmity or personal conflict with any one. During his career he worked with prominent media organisations including Daily "The Muslim", daily "The Frontier Post", News agencies "Online" and "PPI". He started his career in journalism as a Reporter from Attock in 1976, and worked his way up to Peshawar and Islamabad as a Senior Staff Reporter, Chief Reporter, Editor Reporting, Bureau Chief and Resident Editor till his sudden blow, which has devastated our whole family. He was an honest, upright, fearless and a conscientious journalist and was widely admired and respected in the community of journalists for his qualities of character and professionalism. He was a much loved and respected, son, brother, uncle, husband, father and grand father, he will be dearly missed and our family will not be able to come to terms with how he died until his killers are found and punished. According to the Police his body was found from the green belt area of F-6/1 (which is some thirty/forty feet away from Shaheed-e-Millets Road not so far away from his office "PPI") near a busy Super Market, as an unknown person, in the morning on Wednesday 01st November 2006 and was moved straight away to the "PIMS" (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) for autopsy, without any detailed forensic search of the scene. Whilst his identity cards and other possessions were in his waistcoat, which was found by the police later on in the day, and then they told "PPI" office and our family members in the afternoon. The murderers took only his mobile phone, which is still missing and many phone calls made and received by him are not listed in the incoming and outgoing details. Doctor Wasim A Khawaja of "PIMS" who did the autopsy stated that "it was a target killing and there were very clear marks on both of his wrists". There were also very clear finger print marks on his face near his mouth, showing that he had been gagged, and there was a (bruise) little round mark on the left side of his chest above the heart. The Doctor said that he had been killed after being tied up and abducted because there were no signs of resistance on his hands etc. Kohsar Police Station in Islamabad registered an FIR No.466 dated 01.11.2006 under section 302/34 PP against unknown assailants on the complaint of his son and started the investigation but even after the passing of one year, the capital's police have no clue and headway. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) also done an investigation but nothing has come from their investigation too. Even though the Ministers and Government Officials have claimed that the actual culprits will be caught very soon, and after the noisy protest of the journalist community, Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Shaukat Aziz, and Federal Interior Minister Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan, have been ordered two separate inquiries for a full investigation, and under the chair of Federal Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah, a joint interrogation team was set up but nothing has come from any inquiry or interrogations. The fact of the matter is that, after a year of the brutal murder of a senior journalist who was such a very kind, humble and caring person, there is no headway or any clue as to finding the actual murderers because the investigative departments have not done their work properly. They have ruined the whole investigation. We appeal through your newspaper to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to take "Sou Moto Action" into the brutal murder of a senior journalist and provide justice to our family in finding the actual murderers and bringing them to exemplary punishment. I request and hope that you will publish my Appeal for Justice in your earliest publication.

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Dated: October 22, 2007 Monday 9 Shawal 1428 A.H

22 Journalists murder and 152 injured and kidnapped during past seven years in Pakistan. published in Daily Express

Hardship of Journalism - 22 Journalist murdered and 152 Injured in last 7 Years in the Pakistan.

Murder of A Senior Journalist Malik Mohammad Ismail, is a murder of the "Freedom of the Press". Qari Mohammad Yousaf MNA (MMAP)