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The Bold Pakistani Journalist who wrote “Salam Abdus Salam” strangled to death

Dawn: KARACHI: Murtaza Razvi, a senior assistant editor and head of magazines at Dawn, was murdered in the early hours of Thursday, in Karachi.

According to police, Razvi’s body was found in an office apartment in the Defence Housing Authority area. His hands were tied and his body bore torture marks and he had apparently been strangled to death. However, the real cause of his death will be established after the postmortem has been performed, police said.

The late journalist’s family has said that he did not have any personal enmity with anyone. They have requested the media not to speculate until the police apprehend his killer(s).

Razvi was one of the most highly qualified journalists, with over two decades of experience. He had worked at a number of renowned publications before joining the Dawn Media Group, where he also held the post of Dawn‘s Resident Editor in Lahore.

Later on, he had moved to Karachi to take over as Dawn’s magazines editor.

He is survived by his widow and three daughters.

Categories: Asia, Human Rights, Human values, Murder, Pakistan

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  2. Quoting from the Article by Murtaza Razvi

    Mohammad Abdus Salam (1926-1996) was his full name, which may add to the knowledge of those who wish he was either not Ahmadi or Pakistani. The man proudly lived and died as both, and much more, as Pakistan disowned him, in life and in death. The government denied him the honour of a state funeral; the media remained absent from the burial ceremony at Rabwah, which has since been renamed not after Abdus Salam but as Chenab Nagar, just to spite its Ahmadi residents.

    The restyled epitaph at his grave near his native Jhang awkwardly reads: “First —— Nobel Laureate”, from which the word “Muslim” has been deleted under court orders; the court, even in its narrow mindedness could have ordered the replacement of “Muslim” with “Pakistani” but that was not to be. This son of Jhang is less known in his own country today than the terrorist Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, even though he had founded and led an abler lashkar (brigade) of some 500 Pakistani physicists and mathematicians over the years whom he arranged to send to UK and US universities on scholarship for higher studies.

    He was the guiding spirit and founder of Pakistan’s nuclear programme as well as Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco). The pygmies who after him headed the two institutes he was allowed to set up in Pakistan in his pre-non-Muslim years have since been credited with laurels, and honoured more, even in their dishonourable conduct, as father of this and that, while the Godfather remains conspicuous by his absence in official records.

    http://dawn.com/2011/11/21/salaam-abdus-salam/

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  3. It is natural any journalist associated with Ahmadiyya matter has to meet such end in Pakistan. However it will be premature to conclude the only cause of his murder. From where title of the news has been taken. If from authenticated press then OK but if proposed by eitor posting the news, it should be re examined. This is my humble suggestion as MT is read all over and we should remain careful.

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  4. The best way to reply to such incidents is ofcourse primarily with patience and prayers. And most importantly by Pakistani Ahmadis living outside Pakistan should start an aggregive tabligh campaign to convey the real teaching of Promised Messiah (as) to their fellow countrymen.

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  5. Inna Lillahi waa Inaa Ilaihi Raajioon

    May Allah have Mercy on this honest and courageous man. Amen
    And may Allah grant patience and comfort to his family and be their provider as ever.Amen

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