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Mir has been an outspoken critic of former
Pakistani President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, condemning him as a military dictator who violated Pakistan's democracy and constitution. When he was named Best Reporter of 2005 by the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), he refused to accept the award as it
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news magazine. Mir claimed harassment from officials in the
Pakistani government and has reportedly told friends and family that president Pervez Musharraf was to be held responsible for any harm to his life or person. In a report highlighting threats to press freedom in Pakistan,
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criticised Mir's numbers, stating that there had been 16.5 suspected militants killed for every civilian as of June 2010, according to the foundation's analysis of
Western and Pakistani news sources.
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after serving there as Chief
Operational Officer as well as a founding member since the channel's inception in August 2018. Prior to this, he worked as COO with JAAG TV, as a group editor of
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Mir has been critical of US Predator drone attacks in
Pakistan, stating that large numbers of civilians have been killed. On 10 April 2009, Mir told the Pakistan newspaper
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Musharraf, and criticised the APNS for inviting Musharraf, whom Mir called a military dictator who did not respect the freedom of expression.
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Mir has been criticised within
Pakistan for writing articles that are claimed to be damaging to Pakistan's standing in the world. Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi of the
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that 687 civilians and only 14 high-value Al Qaeda targets were killed so far in the strikes.
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The True Face of Jehadis: Inside Pakistan's Network of Terror
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316:The Bhutto Murder Trail: From Waziristan to GHQ
155:. He was the caretaker information minister of
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