Abdost Rind

Abdost Rind (1984? – 18 February 2011) a reporter in Pakistan, was working for the Daily Eagle, an Urdu-language newspaper in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, on 18 February, when he became the second journalist killed in Balochistan in 2011.

Personal Abdost is survived by his mother, father and older brother. The Committee to Protect Journalists has also called for a quick investigation into Rind's murder.

Impact According to the committee to Protect Journalists, Pakistan was the deadliest country for journalists in 2010 and 2011.

The International Federation of Journalists said Rind was the second journalist killed in Balochistan in 2011. Ilyas Nizzar, according to the UNESCO, was the first journalist killed in Balochistan in 2011. Nizzar's body was found in Pidarak on 5 January 2011.

Reporters Without Borders does not list Ilyas Nizzar and Abdost Rind as being the first two Pakistani journalists killed in 2011. Prominent politician and media owner Salman Taseer and journalist Wali Khan Babar were the first two Pakistanis that Reporters Without Borders listed as being killed in 2011. Abdost Rind was one of the most active reporters in the Turbat region of Balochistan, Pakistan, according to the International News Safety Institute.

The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists said, "Authorities in Balochistan must act quickly to investigate Abdost Rind's death, to send a message to those responsible that journalists killers will not go unpunished. The disturbing frequency with which media personnel were attacked and killed in Balochistan for the past many years must end."

The investigation behind Rind's murder has not concluded and no official motive has yet been made public.