Murder of journalists condemned

Published August 29, 2014
Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch.— File photo
Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch.— File photo

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has condemned the killing of three employees of a news agency, including two journalists, in an attack here on Thursday.

Irshad Mastoi, the bureau chief Online news agency, reporter Abdul Rasool Khajak and accountant Mohammad Younis died in a gun attack on their office.

Know more: Two journalists among three gunned down in Quetta

The chief minister termed the killing an attack on the freedom of press and democracy.

Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2014

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