The chief crime reporter for the Urdu-language daily Extra New was gunned down inĀ Karachi on 2 April. Zaman Ali was the 14th Pakistani journalist to be killed in the last 13 months. Witnesses claimed that he was murdered shortly after attending a gathering of Benazir Bhutto supporters, hisĀ assailants have not been caught. Pakistan’s Crime Reporters Association condemned his murder, calling for greater protection for working journalists.
