Sharif calls officers to discuss journo shooting
21 April 2014 5:53 AM IST
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a meeting of senior officers on Sunday to discuss the attack on senior journalist Hamid Mir, a media report said.
Pakistan’s Geo News’ executive editor Hamid Mir was injured in an attack by gunmen in Karachi on Saturday while on his way to his office from the airport, Dawn online reported.
The doctors treating Mir has said that he is now out of danger. The Pakistani government has been asked to provide security to journalists since there have been cases earlier of similar attacks. The police have managed to prepare sketches of the assailants with the help of three eyewitnesses. An investigation committee has also been formed to probe the attack. Sindh information minister Sharjeel Memon announced that the provincial government would award Pakistani Rs 50 million to those who assist the police in hunting down Mir’s assailants.
The attack took place when four gunmen riding on two motorcycles opened fire on Hamid Mir’s car Saturday as he was on his way from the airport to his Geo News office. Mir received two gunshots and was immediately taken to hospital in an unconscious state. Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain also condemned the attack. Agencies
Pakistan’s Geo News’ executive editor Hamid Mir was injured in an attack by gunmen in Karachi on Saturday while on his way to his office from the airport, Dawn online reported.
The doctors treating Mir has said that he is now out of danger. The Pakistani government has been asked to provide security to journalists since there have been cases earlier of similar attacks. The police have managed to prepare sketches of the assailants with the help of three eyewitnesses. An investigation committee has also been formed to probe the attack. Sindh information minister Sharjeel Memon announced that the provincial government would award Pakistani Rs 50 million to those who assist the police in hunting down Mir’s assailants.
The attack took place when four gunmen riding on two motorcycles opened fire on Hamid Mir’s car Saturday as he was on his way from the airport to his Geo News office. Mir received two gunshots and was immediately taken to hospital in an unconscious state. Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain also condemned the attack. Agencies
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