International News Safety Institute

13 January 2011

Wali Khan Babar

Incident

Wali Khan Babar

Cause of death

Shooting

Details

Wali Khan Babar was shot dead in Karachi whilst on his way home in his car.

The 29-year-old journalist who worked for the private television channel Geo News was stuck in a traffic jam when a man stopped outside his car, pulled out his pistol and shot Babar several times in the head, according to police, who say they are treating the killing as premeditated murder.

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