Showing posts with label Death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Death. Show all posts

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Saleem Shahzad—another voice silenced

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, was yet another black day for journalism and free speech in Pakistan. Syed Saleem Shahzad, bureau chief of Asia Times online and a fine investigative reporter, paid the highest cost for his unwavering commitment to his profession—his life. Two days after he had been abducted from Islamabad, Saleem Shahzad was found dead near Mandi Bahauddin.

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Three Cheers on Osama's Death?

Osama bin Laden, the most hunted man in modern history, is finally dead. Bin Laden, as repeated over and over again, was the most prominent face of Al Qaeda and the terrorism against the United States and its allies. The United States went into Afghanistan looking for him. For this reason, the news of his death was welcomed by most people. As the American news channels started airing the news while waiting for President Obama to speak to the world, groups of people started arriving in front of the white house in Washington D.C. and in New York.