Khawar Hussain, journalist and reporter based in Karachi for Dawn news Channel was found shot dead on Sanghar, police said.
Hussain had been sitting in his car for hours outside a private hotel in Hyderabad Road in the city of Sanghar, according to the police.
Dig Faisal Bashir said CCTV images from outside the hotel are under review.
At one time, according to Dawn news The journalist As if Khan, Hussain, was seen entering the restaurant in the images of CCTV. He asked for the bathroom and then returned to his car.
Witnesses told the police that no shots sound was heard. The automobile windows were rolled, and no evidence of anyone is close or no shock around the vehicle.
The excavation said that call data records were recovering and would be available within 24 hours. The body has been placed in a Hyderabad morgue, while the autopsy is expected.
Sanjhay Sadhwani, Hussain colleague, said the journalist had been a political reporter for 10 years, having worked with Apna News and Aaj news Before joining Dawn news.
The Karachi Press Club, where Hussain was an active member, demanded an impartial investigation and has announced a three -day mourning period.
Talking with The express trusteeIQBAL Khattak, executive director of Freedom Network and representative of Pakistan of Reporters Without Borders, said they were working to determine the reason behind the murder of journalist Khawar Hussain. He added that all aspects of the investigation must be shared to establish whether the murder was related to the work.
“Sindh is still critical for the safety of journalists despite having a special law for the protection of journalists. It is expected that the commission that works under this law will take the initiative to obtain all the details of the murder of this journalist.”
SCPJMP seeks a police report on the death of Khawar Hussain
The Sindh Commission for the protection of journalists and other media practitioners (SCPJMP) has expressed concern about the sudden death of Khawar Hussain and has sought a detailed report from the police.
In a letter addressed to the Sanghar Senior Police Superintendent, the Commission ordered him to present the initial report on the incident. He also requested details of the research carried out and the actions taken so far.
The copies of the directive were sent to the president of SCPJMP, the focal person of Sanghar, the Secretary of the Department of Interior and the inspector General of the Sindh Police. The letter was issued by Saeed Memon, secretary of SCPJMP.
The president of the PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, said that Hussain was an obedient and responsible professional whose sudden death was a shock for the media fraternity.
Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon called for his death an irreparable loss, while Sindh Interior Minister Zia-Ul-Hassan Lanjar looked for a SLP SST report from Sanghar and said that Hussain’s contributions to journalism were unforgettable.
The governor of Sindh, Kamran Tessori, Sindh Minister Nasir Shah, the mayor of Karachi, Murtaza Wahab and Shazia Marri, also expressed a deep sadness for their death.
