hamid mir was shot six times as he left the karachi airport in his car. the case has turned into a showdown between his employer, gotv and the pakistani intelligence service, the is -- isi. they have implicated the isi in the shooting. the agency has complained to pakistan's broadcast regulator which has the power to shut geo down. several other news outlets, rather than backing geo have criticized the channel for incriminating the intelligence service without providing proof. mir, whom we have interviewed is one of the most prominent journalists in pakistan. this is not the first time that the isi has been accused of going after someone who has reported critically on it. the isi and the taliban are the rock and the hardplace of pakistani. doll too much digging on either organization and you can get squeezed. our starting point this week is karachi. >> in a country where almost 70 people were killed in suicide bombings last year, another 199 were killed in drone strikes and there were 14,000 cases of murder, an attack on a single journalist who happened t

his way to work. >> the gunman opened fire as hamid mir got off a plane. his brother said hamid mir told close friends if he was attacked spy masters and a top intelligence agency would be responsible. >> translation: a man opened fire first. another was following him on a motorbike, he came up behind him. at the same time the driver in mr hamid mir's car, with the guard, sped away. they chased after him, but the driver was not hit, praise be to god, otherwise the damage would have been worst. >> hamid mir is a blogger and editor-in-chief of the the pakistani first paper. he accused pakistani administration to use violence. >> the attack takes us back to the attacks in 120 and 20 -- 2010 and 2011, attacks on journalists. in both occasions intelligence occurred. the government took no action. in the first place you encourage the human rights abusers, and give them a blank check. we are left with no authority to question them the second time. that happened in pakistan. in pakistan they had the authority to take action against people in the abduction and tort

something that hamid mir highlighted. in a demonstration condemning attacks on the media. >> i came to express anger on those people who says that we want to negotiate with the - with those who have accepted the responsibility in the murder of the workers. i think that the government should make a difference, very clearly, and announce it, that what is their policy. >> hamid mir told his brother recently he believed the i.s.i. would be to blame if he was attacked. the army denied those allegations. >> pakistan is among the top 10 countries where journalists are slain and killers go free. that's according to the committee to protect journalists. a look inside the national cathedral in washington d.c., with hundreds of catholics filled the church. today is one of the hole yesterdays for christians across the world, marking the day as jesus's resurrection. >> this morning a crowded st. peter's square with thousands greeted the pope from easter mass. many thousands were in the scare. the pope read alive versus from the bible

at the same time the driver in hamid mir's car sped away. they chased after him. the driver was not hit, praise be to god. otherwise it would have been worst. >> a blogger and editor-in-chief of an online newspaper accuses the pakistani military of using violence to silence journalists. >> the attack on hamid mir takes us back to the attack in 2010 and 2011 on investigative journalists. in both cases the intelligence was blamed. in the first place, the government of pakistan took no action, they encouraged the human rights abusers, giving them a blank check and we are left with no more authority to question the second time. that happened in pakistan. the authorities taking action against the people involved in the killing or abduction and torture of investigative reporter. >> gunmen who opened fire on a police patrol car in the egyptian capital killed an officer and soldier. they were attacked. armoured men stepped up assault against security forces since the military coup last july. >> a left-wing politician submitted his candidacy for imprisonment. andy is seen

. >>> pakistan military has denied being behind the shooting of a renown journalist ha hamid mir. he was attack pakistan's spy master and top intelligence agency would be responsible. >> the man wearing a shaul open fired first. another man was following him on a motorbike. he came up behind him. a driver in with mr. mir's car sped away. they chased after him but the driver was not hit. otherwise the damage would have been far worse. >> he said that the pakistani military uses violence to silence journalists. >> there have been attacks in 2010 and 2011, and in both cases the intelligence was involved. that's what happened in pakistan, the head of the--the pakistan authorities were involved, and in the killing or abduction and torture of journalists. >>> gunmen open fired in the egyptian cairo. >>> egyptian left wing politician who has popular alliance as the main rifl main o general al sisi. >>> and egypt's famous has been taken off until after the election. it has been temporarily shut down to avoid influencing voters. they often poke fun at egyptian nationalism and general al si

the drif, in mr hamid mir's car drove away. they chased after him. damage could have been worse. . >> india is continuing a mammoth round of general election voting. one of the big issues is how to feed its people. a new law guarantees cheap food for 17% of indians. it will not be easy. one of the programmers already under way. is it. >> this man depends on the food bought in this shop. she is married with children. the public distribution scheme means they can afford to peat. buying basics would be more expensive on the open market. here she pays 10% of her local value. >> sometimes there are shortages, sometimes they may go, and there's no flower or rice. i have to be farnt. it's a slight -- patient. it's a slight concern. >> they bring ration books and an idea system confirms. >> more than half buy food at a pbs shop. when private traders run them, corruption was ripe. for once, some of the poorest people in india are the winners. at the moment people can't by fresh fruit and vegetables under the scheme. the system has been developed. >> it's a sl

this idea that hamid mir reportedly told his friends and families that if he was attacked, he thinks it would be by pakistan's spy agency, the isi. what do you make of that? and who are you hearing in pakistan is behind the shooting? his own brother, if we could focus on hamid himself, pakistan army, was shot, the blame would be on our side. he is is senior journalist. >> why would he be targeted, in particular? >> mr. jespal? i am afraid we lost the connection. apologies for that. well, moving on to other news and in nepal, hopes of finding any more victims of the mount everest aftvalanche are fading. a 13th body has been found. three more guides are missing. the families caught up in the tragedy are in mourning. they face the future with no income. >> families in katmandu wait for bodies of their sons. theres no such thing as a norma day's work. they risk their lives every day preparing ropes and routes for their climbers. is it provides for their families? >> what are we going to do? he is dead. he used to take care of all of us with what he earned, many grandsons and granddaughte

. >> hamid mir told his brother he believed the isi would be to blame if he was attacked. army has denied those allegations. dominic cain, al jazeera. >> 112th day imprisoner for our colleagues. they were arrested in cairo on december 29th. they have been charged with reporting false news and aiding a terrorist organization. the trial is set to resume on april 22nd. another al jazeera stamp, abdullah al shami has been detained for eight months. he has been on hunger strike. we demand their immediate release and reject the charges. >> people in libya voted for today since the first time. including benghazi, the second largest city. more towns are scheduled to vote in the next three weeks. results are to be announced on tuesday. it's been a tumultuous year for nicholas maduro, voing to follow in the loop steps of hugo chavez. anger has fueled protests against the government. in the capital with more on today's anniversary >> reporter: here in central karachus. you may be able to see a tent city with several hundred opposition protesters that have been camping out here for we