KARACHI-
Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid on Sunday put the responsibility over the Sindh Government to investigate the attack on TV anchor Hamid Mir, a private news channel reported.
Rashid, during his visit to the injured journalist at Aga Khan hospital, said that since the attack took place in Karachi, the provincial government will be holding the investigations.
He added that the federal government will be providing full support to Sindh authorities during the probe.
Mir was injured on Saturday when he was attacked by unidentified gunmen near Shahra-e-Faisal in Karachi.
He received three bullet injuries and was rushed to a hospital.
He is said to be in a stable condition and continues to recover.
Hospital sources added that Mir, right now unconscious, would soon be awake.
Pakistani government, major political parties, national and international media houses condemned the attack on the Geo News anchor.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a high-level meeting to discuss the attack on Hamid Mir and has assured Mir’s family of an independent investigation into the attack.
why does the govt take notice only when a "high profile "person is targeted?are we all not creatures of the same God as this "important" person is?What about the innocent Hazaras and the Shias who are killed on daily basis?pakistan is a bandit uncivilised country where law and order is a commodity which can be bought by the highest bidder.we have seen recently how weak and impotent the govt and the army is whilst dealing with the terrorists.When a country cannot deal with internal threats , how can you expect it to deal with external threats?
An analysis of the chain of events shows that this is the 3rd attempt on Hamid Mir's life…
The first was in April 2007, when the Policemen ransacked the Islamabad office of Geo Tv. The policemen were sent by the then Chief Minister-Pervaiz Elahi to please his Master Pervaiz Musharraf. Hamid Mir was "treated" with sticks and all the glass walls & window panes were smashed. The entire episode of ransacking was shown live by the TV channel.
The 2nd attempt was in September 2012, when an undetonated bomb was found planted under his car (similar to the bombs that were found planted on Musharraf's route towards the Court and on the basis of which Musharraf avoided Court appearances thrice).
This is the 3rd attempt on Hamid Mir's life and let's pray that he comes back alive to his studio and maintains the flag of independent journalism.
The international union of journalists had declared Pakistan as the most insecure country for journalists in 2012-13.
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