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- The journalist, who hosted ‘Aaj Ki Baat With Imtiaz Mir’ on Metro 1 News channel, was shot by two persons in Karachi on Sept. 21
- He had since been under treatment at Karachi’s Liaquat National Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds on Sunday night
KARACHI: Pakistani journalist and anchorperson Imtiaz Mir, who was injured in a gun attack last week, on Sunday succumbed to his wounds at a hospital in the southern port city of Karachi.
Mir, who hosted the show “Aaj Ki Baat With Imtiaz Mir” on Metro 1 News channel, was shot by two persons riding a motorbike in Karachi’s Malir area on Sept. 21, according to police.
The journalist had since been under treatment at Liaquat National Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds on Sunday night. The hospital stated cardiopulmonary arrest as the cause of death.
“My heart is deeply saddened by the death of Imtiaz Mir,” Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said, extending his sympathies to the journalist’s family. “Mir’s journalistic services will always be remembered.”
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tariq Nawaz previously said it was unclear why Mir was targeted, but added that his driver told police that the anchorperson had an ongoing feud in his hometown.
Pakistani journalists have frequently faced violence in the past.
As per a report released by the Pakistan-based media and development sector watchdog Freedom Network last year, 184 incidents of violence against journalists took place in the southern Sindh province between 2018 and 2023. These included the killing of 10 journalists.