14 September 2006
Maqbool Hussain Siyal
Shooting
Maqbool Hussain Siyal, a senior journalist and a district correspondent for the Online News Network, was shot dead on 14 September in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, in north-western Pakistan, an area known for sectarian violence.
According to reports, Siyal was on his way to meet Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians leader Nawab Azek, when he was shot in the head by two unidentified gunmen on bicycle. As he was being rushed to nearby hospital, the journalist suffered a serious haemorrhage and died.
