Journalists’ associations in Pakistan have condemned Shah’s killing and demanded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government to arrest his killers.
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- A senior Pakistani journalist shot dead by unidentified men outside Lahore Press Club
- Police said both the armed men managed to escape from the congested area.
- Hasnain Shah, a resident of Lahore, was working as a crime reporter in Capital TV.
A senior Pakistani journalist was shot dead on Monday by unidentified men outside the Lahore Press Club (LPC). An officer of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab told PTI, “Hasnain Shah, who was 40, was parking his car outside the Press Club when two motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire, killing him on the spot. happened.”
He said that both the armed men managed to escape from the congested area. Shah, a resident of Lahore, was working as a crime reporter in Capital TV. He is survived by his wife and two children.
“We are probing reports that he had enmity with some people,” the official said. Meanwhile, IGP Rao Sardar Ali Khan has directed the Lahore Police Chief to ensure the earliest arrest of the culprits.
Journalists’ associations in Pakistan have condemned Shah’s killing and demanded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government to arrest his killers.
Azam Choudhary, president of Lahore Press Club, said, “The killing of a journalist in broad daylight in front of Lahore Press Club is a moment of reflection for the government.” According to UN figures, 85 journalists have been killed in Pakistan, including four, since 1993. in 2021.
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