International News Safety Institute

03 July 2007

Javed Khan

Incident

Javed Khan

Cause of death

Crossfire

Details

Javed Khan, a photo-journalist, who worked for London-based Urdu channel DM Digital, was hit in the chest by a stray bullet while covering the Lal Masjid Besieged Mosque when gunbattle between the militant students and the paramilitary forces surrounding the mosque started.

The journalist had gone to interview burqa-clad girls students of the mosque.

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