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Death of Aftab Alam
LocationNorth Karachi
DateSeptember 8, 2015 (PKT (+5 UTC))
Attack type
Firearm
Weapons0.9mm pistol
Deaths5
VictimsAftab Alam
PerpetratorsSuspects
MotiveProvoke sectarian violence

Journalist Aftab Alam and four others were killed in several related attacks in North Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Alam was targeted for murder by the Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP) to provoke sectarian violence in Pakistan as he was from the Deobandi movement and to receive the widespread news coverage that a journalist typically receives when killed. At least four others were killed in the same terrorist operation.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Police arrest 4 suspects in Aftab Alam murder case". Daily Regional Times. September 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "ATC extends remand of journalist Aftab Alam's murder suspect". The News International. October 14, 2015.

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