Unidentified miscreants killed a senior journalist Khalil Jibran near his residence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Landi Kotal town when he was returning home, DPO Khyber said Wednesday.
Jibran, who is associated with a private news channel — Khyber News — was targeted by a group of unidentified miscreants on a motorcycle when he was heading towards his residence, District Police Officer (DPO) Khyber Salim Abbas said.
He detailed that the journalist’s car developed a fault near his home when the gunmen surrounded him, dragged him out of his vehicle and opened fire at him.
Jibran, who was also former president of the Landi Kotal Press Club, died on the spot while the culprits fled from the scene. His body was shifted to a Landi Kotal hospital for post mortem, the police officer said.
Abbas claimed that Jibran had also received threats from terrorists.
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