Express News bureau chief's house attacked in Murshadabad

This is the sixth attack on Express Media group.


Web Desk/our Correspondent April 06, 2014
PHOTO: FILE

PESHAWAR: The main gate of the house of Jamshed Baghwan, the bureau chief Express News, was damaged in a grenade attack in the Murshadabad area early on Sunday morning.

Around 6:25am, two masked men riding a bike threw a hand grenade at the main gate.

Police said that it was a Chinese-made hand grenade and its lever had been found.

“We have registered an FIR in the case on the complaint of the house owner Jamshed Baghwan,” said an official of Yakatot police station while talking to the Express Tribune.

This is the second time Baghwan's house has been targeted. Earlier on March 19, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused had a medium-intensity explosive device, weighing arounf two-kilogram, planted outside Baghwan's house after it was spotted by inmates.

TARGETED: Previous attacks on Express Media Group



August 16, 2013

Four armed men fired indiscriminately outside the entrance of the Express Media Group office in Karachi, injuring two members of staff, including a guard who is paralysed.

December 2, 2013

Three people were injured when the Karachi office came under attack. Two hand grenades were hurled at the office building, while unknown assailants opened indiscriminate fire.



January 17, 2014

Three Express News staffers – technician Waqas , driver Khalid, and guard Ashraf – were killed when the DSNG van of the channel came under attack in Nazimabad, Karachi. TTP took responsibility for the attack.

March 19, 2014

A bomb was defused outside Express News Peshawar bureau chief Jamshed Baghwan’s house in Murshadabad area of Peshawar.

March 28, 2014

Analyst and Express News show “Khabar Se Agay” anchor Raza Rumi was attack in Lahore, in which his driver, Mustafa, was killed and his guard injured.

COMMENTS (4)

akash | 9 years ago | Reply

History has witnessed so far that those who speak truth have suffered a lot and ET your contributions will be witnessed with the sacrifices your members. Salute to you.

truthbetold | 9 years ago | Reply

It looks like the same "agency" operatives who murdered Saleem Shahzad are at it again to kill off more "anti-agency" journalists.

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