Islamabad: According to media reports in Pakistan, a female journalist who had attended the Long March of former Prime Minister Imran Khan was crushed to death under his container on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Channel 5 reporter Sadaf Naeem. Following the tragic incident, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman called off activities for the day. “We are ending today’s march due to an accident. We have decided to stay here,” Khan said. Khan also expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased and said that he would pray for the departed soul.
The Long March will begin at Kamoke on the fourth day on Monday. Earlier it was planned to reach Gujranwala by the end of the third day. Geo News reported that Sadaf had collided with the container carrying Khan, but this has not been confirmed. Duniya TV reported that she was trying to interview Khan for her TV channel. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, reacting to the death of the journalist, said that he was deeply saddened by the death of the journalist.
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He further wrote in his tweet that Sadaf Naeem was a dynamic and hardworking reporter, adding that he prays for the forgiveness of the deceased and patience for the family. Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb expressed grief over Sadaf’s death and questioned how the container-carrying truck being used by Khan crushed the reporter. She said, “I know her personally. She was a hardworking journalist and she was killed while trying to interview Imran Khan, which is shocking.”
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