SANGHAR: A journalist associated with a private news TV channel was gunned down in Jhol area of Sanghar district of Sindh province here on Sunday.
According to police, unknown assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on local journalist, Murtaza Shar, in Jhol area of Sanghar district. As a result, he suffered injuries.’
He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died during treatment. The attackers fled the scene. Police have termed the killing of a Sanghar journalist as an old enmity and have arrested prime suspect Ali Nawaz Shar. The police also recovered a weapon from his possession. A further investigation into the incident is underway, they added.
Meanwhile, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has condemned the killing of a local journalist in Sanghar. Taking to Twitter, Fawad Chaudhry said that the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, chief secretary and IGP Sindh will be apprised about the federal government concerns on the security issue of journalists in Sindh.