A Pakistani newspaper reporter was shot dead on Friday (24 May) apparently for helping police in an investigation, reports the Karachi-based Express Tribune. Police said Ahmed Ali Joiya – who freelanced for several local papers and magazines – had been assisting officers while working on a crime story.
The police, based in the Bahawalnagar district of the Punjab province, said that 25-year-old Joiya had received threats from a criminal for reporting on his activities. Joiya was shot in the street, and two vendors were also injured in the attack.
