International News Safety Institute

04 December 2005

Naseer Khan Afridi

Incident

Naseer Khan Afridi

Cause of death

Crossfire

Details

Naseer Khan Afridi, the president of Tribal Union of Journalists Darra Adamkhel and journalist for Khabrain, a daily Urdu language newspaper, was killed while driving in his car in Northern Pakistan.

Afridi was on his way to the press club to attend a meeting when two rival parties, the Bazi Khel and the Mala Khel tribes, opened fire on each other in the main bazaar. A bullet hit the journalist that proved fatal. He expired on his way to hospital.

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