Grim year for Pakistani journalists

Forty-two journalists were killed around the world this year, and Pakistan was the deadliest country of all, according to a study by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The New York-based CPJ said that Pakistan led the list of fatalities with eight, followed by Iraq with four and three each in Honduras and Mexico.The study said that most of the 42 deaths were murders, while 40 percent took place in combat and other dangerous circumstances. Nearly all the victims were local reporters, while six of them were Internet-based journalists.