Khurram Zaki

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Region:Asia Pacific
Country:Pakistan
Department/Province/State:Sindh
Sex1:Male
Age:40
Date of Killing:07/05/2016
Previous Threats:Yes
Type of Work:Journalist/communicator
Organisation:Editor of Let Us Build Pakistan
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Freedom of Expression
More information:Front Line Defenders
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URLs (links) of Interest
- The New York Times
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/world/asia/pakistani-rights-activist-is-shot-and-killed-in-karachi.html
- Let Us Build Pakistan
- https://lubpak.com/
- BBC News
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36241017
- Dawn News
- https://www.dawn.com/news/1256995/rights-activist-khurram-zaki-killed-in-karachi-gun-attack
- The Guardian
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/07/followers-murdered-pakistani-activist-khurram-zaki-not-silenced
- Independent
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gunmen-kill-pakistani-activist-hours-after-he-praised-london-for-electing-first-muslim-mayor-a7018926.html