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  Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir booked for 'kidnapping' of ISI officer

  World | November 05, 2017 22:23 IST

  Hamid Mir, 50, a popular news anchor, terrorism expert and security analyst on Geo TV, had survived an attempt on his life in 2014 when gunmen shot him thrice.

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  Pak journalist Hamid Mir twitter account hacked

  World | December 08, 2015 23:46 IST

  Islamabad: The twitter account of well known Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was hacked today and his handle posted controversial tweets about the visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to the country.The twitter account had

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  Osama bin Laden looked like a lady killer, says Pak editor Hamid Mir

  World | October 20, 2014 16:52 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistani Geo News TV channel chief editor Hamid Mir, the world's only journalist to have done three interviews of the late Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has described him as a "lady

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  Al Qaeda South Asia chief Asim Omar hails from Ahmedabad, says Pak Geo TV editor Hamid Mir

  India | October 20, 2014 14:29 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistani Geo News TV chief editor Hamid Mir has revealed that Maulana Asim Omar, who has been appointed South Asia head by Al Qaeda chief Aiyman al-Zawahiri, hails from Ahmedabad.Asim Umar was appointed

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  US persuaded Pakistan to support Taliban chief Mullah Omar, reveals Hamid Mir

  World | October 19, 2014 17:50 IST

  New Delhi: Noted Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir has revealed that it was senior US official Robin Raphel, who, in 1995, persuaded the then Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to support Taliban chief Mullah Omar

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  Pak TV journalist shot dead by unknown gunmen

  World | October 06, 2014 9:24 IST

  Islamabad: A journalist working for a private TV channel was killed yesterday in Pakistan's Punjab province by unknown gunmen, the channel said.Yaqoob Shehzad, a news correspondent with the Express News was sitting with a friend

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  Panel formed to review Pak govt's complaint against Geo TV

  World | April 23, 2014 16:26 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's media watchdog today formed a three-member panel to review the Defence Ministry's complaint seeking cancellation of GEO TV's license for levelling allegations against the ISI over the attempt on the life of leading

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  Pakistan PM calls officers to discus Hamid Mir shooting

  World | April 20, 2014 14:10 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a meeting of senior officers Sunday to discuss the attack on senior journalist Hamid Mir, a media report said.Pakistan's Geo News' executive editor Hamid Mir was

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  Taliban accepts responsibility of attack bid on Hamid Mir

  World | November 27, 2012 16:56 IST

  Peshawar, Nov 27: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan today  claimed responsibility for the attempt to blow up  journalist Hamid Mir's car and warned of more attacks on anyone pursuing what it called the "

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  Pak TV anchor Hamid Mir escapes bid on life

  World | November 26, 2012 18:31 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 26: A top Pakistani television anchor today escaped a bid on his life as an improvised explosive device was found planted under his car.A bomb disposal squad was called in to defuse the