A Pakistani journalist reports before the backdrop of burning fuel tankers hit by militant rockets in Quetta: More journalists died in Pakistan in 2011 than in any other country. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says that seven of the at least 43 journalists killed in 2011 died in Pakistan. In its most recent report, the organization Reporters Without Borders puts that figure at 10. REUTERS
The Perils of Journalism in Pakistan: Living in Fear of Intelligence Agents -- Spiegel Online
For the second year in a row, Reporters Without Borders has named Pakistan the most deadly country in the world for journalists. The biggest threat is not terrorists, but the intelligence service, a prominent talk show moderator alleges. The same man just received an ominous warning via text message.
Hamid Mir leans back in his office chair, staring at his moblie phone. "Afraid? Am I afraid?" he asks. He shakes his head back and forth. "It would be a lie to say no." Since nearly midnight on Tuesday evening, his life has been turned upside down. His Blackberry rings, indicating he has received a text message. It reads, in broken English:
"I have not seen a real bastard than you. I wish somebody comes and strip you naked. I hope some Army man has not done real dirty with your dear ones."
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My Comment: Another revealing and terrible example of what is wrong in Pakistan.
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