Killing of Musa Khankhel

Killing of Musa Khankhel
Date18 February 2009 (2009-02-18)
VenueSwat, Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
CauseShooting
DeathsMusa Khankhel
BurialSwat, Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Accused
  • Taliban
Charges

On 18 February 2009, Musa Khankhel, a Pakistani journalist, was assassinated in Matta, Swat after reporting on the peace march of Sufi Muhammad, the leader of a Taliban group.[1][2][3][4][5] Khankhel had worked for Geo News as a reporter for five years and was known as an "aggressive and courageous reporter".[1][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Musa Khankhel".
  2. ↑ "In the Line of Duty". Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Musa Khankhel - Journalists Killed - Committee to Protect Journalists". cpj.org.
  4. ↑ "Pakistani Reporter Is Killed After Celebration of Truce". The New York Times. 19 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Musa Khankhel laid to rest". 20 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "TV journalist Musa Khan Khel killed in Swat". 18 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "7th death anniversary of Musa Khankhel observed". www.thenews.com.pk.


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