Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 19 Jun 2024, 03:02 pm Print
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Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran was gunned down by unknown men in Landi Kotal area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Tuesday.
According to a statement from District Police Officer (DPO) Saleem Abbas, unknown assailants in a vehicle pulled the journalist out of his car near his home and fled the scene after shooting him dead, reported Dawn News.
DPO Abbas said the body was shifted to a hospital for postmortem.
He said the deceased was associated with Khyber News.
He also served as the former president of the Landi Kotal press club.
The DPO told Dawn News a case was registered on the complaint of Advocate Sajjad, who was with Jibran and a witness to the crime.
As per the 2024 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters With Borders, Paksitan reports three to four murders of journalists each year
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