Nation continues to see violence against Pakistani political journalism amid new attacks on media

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In Pakistan, big perks and big risks to being a journalist
The Christian Science Monitor

Hamid Mir, a prominent Pakistani journalist known for being antigovernment and antimilitary, escaped an assassination attempt yesterday when a bomb planted under his car failed to explode. “It is a message to me … and the journalist community,” Mr. Mir said on air to Geo News, where he works.