Lets salute the first martyred journalist in the Independence movement against the British back in 1857

There were times when Muslim journalists used their writings and Pen to defend the Ummat e Rasul (sm) and used it for Jihad and freedom of nation. They were true Mujahideen who fought with pen and died like heroes.

Lets salute the first martyred journalist in the Independence movement against the British back in 1857.

Moulvi Mohammed Baqir editor of 'Urdu Akhbar Dehli' was the first journalist to be martyred by the British army through TTP style execution.

He was tied with canon and blown up for his 'seditious' writing against British colonial rule in the First War of Independence 1857.

Unfortunately the brave martyr hardly got any recognition in the history books. The photograph below shows how the “benevolent” and “humane” British army blew up these unarmed captured Muslim civilians with cannon. This even beats the "humanity" of the Taliban-e-Pakistan.

Journalists of today?? Innalillahe Inna ilehe rajeoon -- intellectual and ideological traitors and terrorists.