09 February 2008
Chishti Mujahid
Shooting
A senior journalist and a renowned press photographer was shot dead and a banned Baloch militant group has claimed responsibility for the murder.
Dr Chishti Mujahid was on his way to Quetta's Helper Hospital along with his sister when an unidentifed attacker fired two shots at him. His body was shifted to the Civil Hospital for autopsy.
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), an underground separatist group, claimed responsibility for murdering the journalist, saying that he had been supportive of government policies and indulged in 'anti-Baloch propaganda' in his political commentary.
Mirak Baloch, the BLA spokesman who called at the offices of several Quetta-based newspapers via a satellite phone from an unidentified location, said that they viewed Mujahid as a partial journalist and more of an official spokesman who propagated against the Baloch leaders and their struggle.
"Mujahid wrote several articles against the Baloch struggle and late Nawab Akbar Bugti for which he was punished," said the spokesman.
According to the police, the bullets hit Mujahid on his head and chest. However, his sister and the driver escaped the attack.
