Police are investigating the killing of a local journalist by an unknown gunman at a barber shop in Pakistan’s southern Sindh provinceISLAMABAD -- Police were investigating the killing of a local journalist by an unknown gunman at a barber shop in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, officials said Saturday. Ajay Lalwani, 31, a reporter for a local television station and an Urdu language newspaper, was shot multiple times while having his hair cut at a barber shop Thursday, said Ashiq Mirani, the area police chief. The officer said witnesses saw a single gunman open fire on Lalwani but that other assailants could have been involved. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the incident and demanded the culprits be brought to justice. “Police in Sindh province must waste no time investigating the killing of journalist Ajay Lalwani and apprehending those responsible,” said Steven Butler, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator.

Source: ABC News March 20, 2021 07:23 UTC