A Pakistani journalist holds a placard during a protest against the killing of a colleague in Peshawar May 23, 2008. Gunmen shot dead Ibrahim on Thursday in the Bajaur region on the Afghan border where al Qaeda linked militants have been known to operate, his company and residents said. A reporter with the Express News private television channel, Ibrahim was attacked when returning from an interview with a spokesman for Pakistani Taliban militants, they said. Reuters Pictures 17 months ago

A Pakistani journalist holds a placard during a protest against the killing of a colleague in Peshawar May 23, 2008. Gunmen shot dead Ibrahim on Thursday in the Bajaur region on the Afghan border where al Qaeda linked militants have been known to operate, his company and residents said. A reporter with the Express News private television channel, Ibrahim was attacked when returning from an interview with a spokesman for Pakistani Taliban militants, they said.

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