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Two journalists gunned down in Karachi

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 11 November 2012

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Two journalists gunned down in Karachi
In Karachi, two journalists were gunned down in a targeted attack. This incident underscores the increasing dangers faced by media personnel in the area.

KARACHI: Two journalists of a local weekly were killed Saturday in a targeted attack, newspaper reports said. The Nation said men on a motorbike sprayed bullets on Syed Tariq Hussain and Aslam Raja near Saifi College and fled. Police arrived at the scene and rushed the journalists to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival.

The paper reported 20 people killed across the volatile southern port city Saturday where such killings have become routine.

On October 22, unidentified gunmen shot dead Raza Sahil, a reporter with a local newspaper in the limits of Baghdadi Police Station.

Graphic courtesy: thenews.com.pk

Key Points

  • Two journalists were killed in Karachi on Saturday.
  • The assailants used a motorbike for the attack and fled the scene.
  • Both victims were pronounced dead at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
  • This marks a troubling increase in violence against journalists in the city.
  • Earlier in October, another reporter was killed in a similar incident.

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