Wali Khan Babar Martyr of Journalism 2011 Laid to Soil in Zohb

Wali Khan Babar, the martyred reporter of Geo News, has been buried in his ancestral village named Gardi Babar which is near Zohb. His body was moved from Karachi to Zohb through Quetta and then taken to his village Gardi Babar. As his dead body arrived Quetta, civil society and large number of journalists held a protest and block Chaman Quetta Highway.

On January 14, 2011, journalists unions and organizations held protests after killing of Wali Khan Babar. In many cities of Pakistan journalists of electronic and print media protested against the targeted murder of Wali Babar and asked arrest and punishment of killers of Wali Khan Babar.

ANP has announced 3 days mourning for the killing of Wali Khan Babar in Sindh. ANP President Sindh Shahi Syed has announced that ANP Sindh Offices will remain closed due to the murder of Wali Khan Babar in Karachi. He conducted a press conference regarding this announcement on Friday January 14, 2011. He also demanded the government to make the Karachi city weaponless without any bias.

It may be recalled that Wali Khan Babar was killed on late night on Thursday January 13, 2011 when he was on the way back to home from his office. He was shot down by unknown gunmen in Liaqatabad, Karachi.

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