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| Fears for BBC Pakistan reporter | Fears for BBC Pakistan reporter |
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| Dilawar Khan Wazir, a BBC Urdu service reporter in Pakistan's tribal region of South Waziristan, has gone missing. | Dilawar Khan Wazir, a BBC Urdu service reporter in Pakistan's tribal region of South Waziristan, has gone missing. |
| Mr Khan was last seen on Monday morning in Islamabad. He was heading for home in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). | |
| Fears were raised when his mobile phone was answered by someone saying he was seriously hurt in hospital. There was no sign of him when the BBC checked. | Fears were raised when his mobile phone was answered by someone saying he was seriously hurt in hospital. There was no sign of him when the BBC checked. |
| Pakistan's record on press safety is poor and Mr Khan has received threats. In August his young brother was killed. | Pakistan's record on press safety is poor and Mr Khan has received threats. In August his young brother was killed. |
| The Pakistani authorities must do their utmost to shed light on the disappearance of Dilawar Khan Reporters without Borders BBC reporter's brother killed | The Pakistani authorities must do their utmost to shed light on the disappearance of Dilawar Khan Reporters without Borders BBC reporter's brother killed |
| It is not clear if that attack was linked to Mr Khan's work as a journalist. | It is not clear if that attack was linked to Mr Khan's work as a journalist. |
| He is one of the few local journalists reporting on the Pakistani army's fight with pro-Taleban militants in the troubled Waziristan region on the Afghan border. | He is one of the few local journalists reporting on the Pakistani army's fight with pro-Taleban militants in the troubled Waziristan region on the Afghan border. |
| A number of journalists have gone missing, and some have been killed, after covering stories considered sensitive by the military or the militants. | A number of journalists have gone missing, and some have been killed, after covering stories considered sensitive by the military or the militants. |
| 'Seriously injured' | 'Seriously injured' |
| Mr Khan had met another brother, Zulfiqar Ali, at the Islamic University in the capital on Sunday. | Mr Khan had met another brother, Zulfiqar Ali, at the Islamic University in the capital on Sunday. |
| He was due to travel back to the town of Dera Ismail Khan where he lives on Monday but never arrived. | He was due to travel back to the town of Dera Ismail Khan where he lives on Monday but never arrived. |
| His family say a number of unidentified men came to the university hostel looking for his brother to tell him that Dilawar had been injured. He refused to accompany them. | His family say a number of unidentified men came to the university hostel looking for his brother to tell him that Dilawar had been injured. He refused to accompany them. |
| When Zulfiqar Ali rang his brother's mobile phone, a man who gave his name as Dr Jamshed said Mr Khan had been seriously injured in a road accident and was in the Pakistani Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad. | |
| A BBC reporter who went to the PIMS could find no trace of either Mr Khan or a Dr Jamshed. | A BBC reporter who went to the PIMS could find no trace of either Mr Khan or a Dr Jamshed. |
| Army spokesman Shaukat Sultan told the BBC to contact the Interior Ministry for information, as did the Information Ministry. The Interior Ministry would not comment. | Army spokesman Shaukat Sultan told the BBC to contact the Interior Ministry for information, as did the Information Ministry. The Interior Ministry would not comment. |
| BBC Urdu service head Mohammad Hanif said he was very worried for Mr Khan's safety. | BBC Urdu service head Mohammad Hanif said he was very worried for Mr Khan's safety. |
| "Considering the fact that we have been regularly reporting stories about journalists being picked up by security agencies in Pakistan, we are really concerned," he said. | "Considering the fact that we have been regularly reporting stories about journalists being picked up by security agencies in Pakistan, we are really concerned," he said. |
| "Some of these journalists remained missing for months and after their release told us that they were held by intelligence agencies in illegal custody and tortured." | "Some of these journalists remained missing for months and after their release told us that they were held by intelligence agencies in illegal custody and tortured." |
| Brother killed | Brother killed |
| Mr Khan and his family have been targeted on a number of occasions in recent years - it is not clear by whom. | Mr Khan and his family have been targeted on a number of occasions in recent years - it is not clear by whom. |
| Officials still do not know who abducted his 15-year-old brother, Taimur, in August. He was found with severe head wounds in the town of Wana in South Waziristan and later died of his injuries. | Officials still do not know who abducted his 15-year-old brother, Taimur, in August. He was found with severe head wounds in the town of Wana in South Waziristan and later died of his injuries. |
| Last year, bombers targeted the Khans' house in Wana and a school run by his family. No one was hurt but the explosion damaged part of their house wall. | Last year, bombers targeted the Khans' house in Wana and a school run by his family. No one was hurt but the explosion damaged part of their house wall. |
| Mr Khan has said his family have no personal or tribal enemies. | Mr Khan has said his family have no personal or tribal enemies. |
| In February 2005 two journalists in the same car as him were killed when shots were fired at their vehicle in Wana. He was unhurt. | In February 2005 two journalists in the same car as him were killed when shots were fired at their vehicle in Wana. He was unhurt. |
| They had been reporting on the signing of a peace agreement between the authorities and tribal fighters. | They had been reporting on the signing of a peace agreement between the authorities and tribal fighters. |
| Mr Khan left his home in Wana last year and moved to Dera Ismail Khan in NWFP after receiving threats from the militants. |