Unknown men killed senior journalist Khalil Jibran
A senior journalist, Khalil Jibran of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Landi Kotal district, was killed near his residence on Wednesday, Geo News has reported.
Jirbran was heading towards his house with one of his friends when unknown men targeted him, District Police Officer (DPO) Khyber Salim Abbas confirmed.
According to the details provided by KP police, the assailants surrounded the journalist’s car, dragged him out of it and opened fire at him.
The former president of Landi Kotal press club died on the spot, while his attackers made a quick exit.
The journalism community of the district condemned the incident and criticized the authorities for failing to provide safety to journalists.
DPO Salim Abbas confirmed that the journalist had received threatening phone calls multiple times.
Chief Minister KP, Ali Amin Gandapur, also directed authorities to arrest the attackers immediately.