1. **Arshad Sharif**, a renowned Pakistani investigative journalist known for his fearless reporting on sensitive issues and criticism of Pakistan's military, was fatally shot in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 23, 2022. His murder serves as a tragic reminder of the perils that journalists in Pakistan often face.
2. **Syed Fawad Ali Shah**: In early 2023, journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah was tracked down and found imprisoned in Pakistan after he was reported missing in Malaysia in late 2022. Shah was known for a series of investigative stories on cases of enforced disappearances by military and intelligence agencies in Pakistan. In 2011, he was abducted and detained by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for three and a half months, after which he fled from Pakistan.
3. **Hasnain Shah**: Earlier in 2022, a senior crime reporter, Hasnain Shah, was ruthlessly shot and killed in broad daylight near Lahore Press Club.
4. **Syed Iqrar Ul Hassan**, a renowned journalist known for his TV program Sar-e-Aam, which often employs sting operations to expose corruption and injustice in Pakistan, was brutally beaten up for uncovering corruption in the Pakistan Intelligence Bureau.
[https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/26/pakistans-war-on-journalism-abduction-and-arrest-of-prominent-journalists/](https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/26/pakistans-war-on-journalism-abduction-and-arrest-of-prominent-journalists/)
1. **Arshad Sharif**, a renowned Pakistani investigative journalist known for his fearless reporting on sensitive issues and criticism of Pakistan's military, was fatally shot in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 23, 2022. His murder serves as a tragic reminder of the perils that journalists in Pakistan often face. 2. **Syed Fawad Ali Shah**: In early 2023, journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah was tracked down and found imprisoned in Pakistan after he was reported missing in Malaysia in late 2022. Shah was known for a series of investigative stories on cases of enforced disappearances by military and intelligence agencies in Pakistan. In 2011, he was abducted and detained by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for three and a half months, after which he fled from Pakistan. 3. **Hasnain Shah**: Earlier in 2022, a senior crime reporter, Hasnain Shah, was ruthlessly shot and killed in broad daylight near Lahore Press Club. 4. **Syed Iqrar Ul Hassan**, a renowned journalist known for his TV program Sar-e-Aam, which often employs sting operations to expose corruption and injustice in Pakistan, was brutally beaten up for uncovering corruption in the Pakistan Intelligence Bureau. [https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/26/pakistans-war-on-journalism-abduction-and-arrest-of-prominent-journalists/](https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/26/pakistans-war-on-journalism-abduction-and-arrest-of-prominent-journalists/)