30 October 2022 | CBS
Journalist crushed to death after she fell from truck during political march led by former Pakistan prime minister
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A female journalist was crushed to death in Pakistan while covering a political march led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a senior police officer said.
Sadaf Naeem, 36, a television journalist with Channel 5 in Lahore, died on Sunday after she slipped from the container truck that Khan was traveling in, said Salman Zafar, assistant superintendent in Kamuke, one of the towns on the march's path.
Journalist Qazzafi Butt, who witnessed the incident, told Reuters that Naeem lost her balance as she tried to climb onto Khan's truck to interview him, and the truck's wheel ran over her head.
Khan's convoy was making its way through Punjab province toward Islamabad on the march's third day. The demonstrators were challenging Khan's successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his government, demanding early elections. It has been the practice of Khan's convoy team to invite a few journalists at a time onto the top of the truck to speak to Khan.
"Shocked & deeply saddened by the terrible accident that led to the death of Channel 5 reporter Sadaf Naeem during our March today," Khan said in a tweet. "I have no words to express my sorrow. My prayers & condolences go to the family at this tragic time. We have cancelled our March for today."
Naeem was the breadwinner for her family and had worked as a journalist for 12 years. Pakistani officials say they will bear the living costs and educational expenses of her two children, aged 17 and 21.
Journalist Mazhar Abbas called the accident a "tragedy" and appealed to Channel 5 to "look after her family as she died in the line of duty."
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