{"id":14259,"date":"2024-01-18T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=14259"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:05:45","slug":"journalist-crushed-to-death-after-she-fell-from-truck-during-political-march-led-by-former-pakistan-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=14259","title":{"rendered":"Journalist crushed to death after she fell from truck during political march led by former Pakistan prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" data-ad=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" class=\"ad-mpu-plus-native-top ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"mpu-plus-native-top\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>A female journalist was crushed to death in Pakistan while covering a political march led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a senior police officer said.<\/p>\n<p>Sadaf Naeem, 36, a television journalist with Channel 5 in Lahore, died on Sunday after she slipped from the container truck that Khan was traveling in, said Salman Zafar, assistant superintendent in Kamuke, one of the towns on the march&#8217;s path.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Qazzafi Butt, who witnessed the incident, told Reuters that Naeem lost her balance has she tried to climb onto Khan&#8217;s truck to interview him, and the truck&#8217;s wheel ran over her head.<\/p>\n<p>Khan&#8217;s convoy was making its way through Punjab province toward Islamabad on the march&#8217;s third day. The demonstrators were challenging Khan&#8217;s successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his government, demanding early elections. It has been the practice of Khan&#8217;s convoy team to invite a few journalists at a time onto the top of the truck to speak to Khan.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Shocked &amp; deeply saddened by the terrible accident that led to the death of Channel 5 reporter Sadaf Naeem during our March today,&#8221; Khan said in a tweet. &#8220;I have no words to express my sorrow. My prayers &amp; condolences go to the family at this tragic time. We have cancelled our March for today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sharif also expressed his condolences to Naeem&#8217;s bereaved family, announcing a roughly $20,000 donation to her relatives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-outstream-middle ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Deeply saddened by the death of reporter Sadaf Naeem after falling from a long march container,&#8221; Sharif said in a tweet. &#8220;Cannot feel sad enough over this tragic incident. Heartfelt condolences to the family. Sadaf Naeem was a dynamic and hardworking reporter. We pray for patience for the family of the deceased.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Naeem was the breadwinner for her family and had worked as a journalist for 12 years. Pakistani officials say they will bear the living costs and educational expenses of her two children, aged 17 and 21.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Mazhar Abbas called the accident a &#8220;tragedy&#8221; and appealed to Channel 5 to &#8220;look after her family as she died in the line of duty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;blockquote class=&#8221;twitter-tweet&#8221;&gt;&lt;p lang=&#8221;en&#8221; dir=&#8221;ltr&#8221;&gt;What a tragedy. A young reporter &lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SadafNaeem?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#8221;&gt;#SadafNaeem&lt;\/a&gt; died while covering the long march of ex-PM Imran Khan. I appeal to Channel V to look after her family as she died in the line of duty. All TV channels must ensure life insurance and training. Deepest condolence with the family.&lt;\/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Mazhar Abbas (@MazharAbbasGEO) &lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/MazharAbbasGEO\/status\/1586751655592267778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#8221;&gt;October 30, 2022&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/blockquote&gt; &lt;script async src=&#8221;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&#8221; charset=&#8221;utf-8&#8243;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;<\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-inc4\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-inc\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-inc ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='[\"leader-plus-inc\",4]'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>About 10,000 of Khan&#8217;s supporters, many of them piled into hundreds of trucks and cars, left from Lahore on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The convoy&#8217;s journey, expected to be capped with an open-ended rally in Islamabad, could present a significant challenge to the new administration. 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