NEW YORK: An American Newspaper ‘Washington Post’ has published a special report on Pakistani Journalist Hamid Mir. A newspaper has titled the story as “Living like a Fugitive”.
In report, Washington Post has highlighted the life of Hamid Mir. After an attack on Hamid Mir, he is spending his life just like an escapee. Hamid owns three different houses, but he cannot live in any of them permanently and keeps on changing his home routinely. His movement is too much private that even his friends and relatives don’t know that at which house he is staying at that particular moment.
Hamid Mir said that after an attack on his children, he has shifted his family outside the country. He further said that his wife suggested him to come along with them, but he said he will not go this way, as he’ll continue to struggle for his mission.
As per report, nowadays Hamid Mir is using a bulletproof car for travelling and his life is limited between his home and office. In the report, Washington Post has mentioned that, he has been victimized due to his programs, which are targeted to Afghan War, Taliban and Baluchistan issues, where he portrayed hatred programs against them has made him on target with agencies working within Pakistan. Many of ISI people also don’t like him, because of his negative reporting against them. Similarly, he criticized to Taliban as well, for which he has been targeted by these activists as well. On exposing many corruption scandals of politicians, they are also not happy with Hamid Mir.
In Pakistan, most of the society people have been seems to be those who hates Hamid Mir. Mr. Mir himself is opposing on all elements which have been raised against him and is confident not to turn back at any cost due to such circumstances. He himself said that now he’ll be very careful of such talks in his programs that should not make him to stand against Pakistan’s security establishment at all.
