Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) The family of slain journalist Zakir Hussain, also known as Shan Dahar, and media rights representatives have called for a fresh investigation into his murder and the immediate arrest of suspects who have remained at large for more than 10 years, local media reported. While addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Zakir’s sister Fauzia Dahar and activists Adil Jawad and Waqar Soomro accused the Larkana police of facilitating the accused, Irfan Brohi and…
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Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A new investigation, titled ‘Truth denied: How Pakistani authorities built an unsolvable case’, has revealed shocking shortcomings in the probe on 2014 killing of Pakistani journalist Shan Dahar, highlighting police misconduct, political inaction and years of impunity. Dahar was shot dead on the night of January 1, 2014 in Badeh, a city in Sindh province, while filming a video report on trafficking medicines. More than 12 years after the murder, his killers are still rem…