Dead man suspect

IN Media Watch Briefs | 25/02/2013

The Express Tribune of Pakistan reported on February 24 that an Indian news channel on Sunday mistakenly used an image of the late Manzar Imam ( an MQM Member of the Provincial Assembly) for an alleged suspect involved in the Hyderabad blasts. Imam was killed in a targeted attack on January 17, which the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan have claimed responsibility for. The paper said the unnamed news channel was referring to a member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), but used Imam’s photo.

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