Pakistan journalist shot dead in Karachi; second in 24 hours

September 09, 2015 21:03

A senior journalist was shot dead in an attack in Pakistan`s port city of Karachi today. Aftab Alam was killed when unidentified assailants opened fire at him near his home in North Karachi, Dawn online reported.

Alam was shot in the head in the shooting that took place near Sir Syed market. Deputy Inspector General of Police Feroz Shah said three bullets were recovered from the site.

Alam was shot hours after senior engineer Arshad Ali Jafri, who was also associated with Geo News, was gunned down in an attack on the channel`s van in Karachi`s Bahadurabad area.

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