Pakistan - Authorities urged to protect TV journalist targeted by militant threats

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Geo News TV news director Ansar Ali Naqvi has been the target of a campaign of threats by the Islamist militant group Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) since 31 January because he failed to provide life coverage of one of its meetings in Karachi, preferring to broadcast former President Pervez Musharraf's trial. “We urge the authorities to provide Naqvi with protection without delay, and we call on Geo News to do everything possible to ensure that he is safe,” said Benjamin Ismaïl, the head of (...)

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