A female journalist Sadaf Naeem of channel 5 died after being run over by Imran Khans' truck during long march, at the age of 40. Sadaf Naeem was reporting on Imran Khan's long march and was trying to take a sound bite of the Chairman when she lost her balance and slipped under the container while heading towards Kamoke.
This Incident happened at a critical point so, the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf called off the long march for a day and said it will continue tomorrow.
While addressing the crowd Khan said, "however, due to the tragic incident we have to halt the march immediately".
After the incident, the march was stopped and Khan stepped out of the container.
Imran Khan sent his condolences to the family of the deceased and said he will pray for the departed soul.
Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Twitter said "deeply saddened by the death of reporter Sadaf Naeem after falling from the long march container. Heartfelt condolences to the family. Sadaf Naeem was a dynamic and hardworking reporter. We pray for the patience of the family of the deceased."
Deceased Journalist Sadaf's husband Naeem Bhatti talking to News Lens Pakistan said "my daughter pointed out while she was watching the television that the news of a dead journalist resembling my mother and then I started contacting her colleagues." Earlier, when she was leaving for the coverage of the long march the children asked her to stop. The kids said "Mama don't go to work today because we are unable to contact you. On this, she replied it is compulsory and will try to come early home."
Sadaf Naeem was doing journalism for the last 15 years and she was married to Naeem Bhatti in 2000 she has left 2 kids daughter and a son aged 20 and14 respectively. Naeem Bhatti is a professional cameraman and used to film wedding events.
The journalist community has sent their heartfelt condolences to the deceased journalist's family.
Qazafi Butt a senior journalist, present with Sadaf's body told News Lens Pakistan with a sorrowful tone, "She was trying to climb the moving truck of Khan for taking his sound bite when she lost her balance and fell right before the front wheels. Her head was run over by the wheels."
Deceased Journalist Sadaf's husband Naeem Bhatti talking to News Lens Pakistan said "my daughter pointed out while watching the television that the woman fell victim to the accident in long march looks like mother then I started contacting her colleagues." Earlier, when she was leaving for the coverage of the long march the children asked her to stop. The kids said "Mama don't go to work today because we are unable to contact you. On this, she replied it is compulsory and will try to come early home."
Sadaf Naeem was doing journalism for the last 15 years and she was married to Naeem Bhatti in 2000 she has left 2 kids daughter and a son aged 20 and14 respectively. Naeem Bhatti is a professional cameraman.
He has given a written statement to police that Sadaf's death is accidental therefore he does not want investigation into it.
The journalist community has sent their heartfelt condolences to the deceased journalist's family.
Qazafi Butt a senior journalist, present with Sadaf's body told News Lens Pakistan with a sorrowful tone, "She was trying to climb the moving truck of Khan for taking his sound bite when she lost her balance and fell right before the front wheels. Her head was run over by the wheels."
Another Senior journalist Fatima Ali talked to News Lens Pakistan about this heart-wrenching incident she said "it is very much difficult to absorb this kind of tragic incident and I am shocked with grief after hearing this sad news. I think we should go through the safety and security of journalists again and every media house should take good care of their reporters. Security gears are not available for the reporters in most of the media houses."
Further, she said, "most probably she might be having pressure from the channel for not interviewing the PTI chairman on the day and one thing is more disturbing that the political parties are not welcoming to the small channels to interview the Party leaders, that might have made her climb the truck on her own which has cost her life."
The government of Pakistan has announced 5 million for the deceased journalist. On the other hand, the Punjab government also announced 2.5 million rupees and will sponsor the education of the children of the deceased journalist.
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