Overview
- Karachi police and federal intelligence detained four suspects in joint operations and registered a formal FIR in the case.
- Investigators say weapons and a motorcycle seized from the suspects were used in the attack, with shell casings matching the recovered pistols.
- Authorities allege the men are linked to the banned Lashkar-e-Sarullah and confessed to acting on orders from a handler based outside Pakistan.
- Sindh’s home minister said the journalist was targeted over perceived pro-Israel comments, a claim presented as the suspects’ stated motive.
- Media and police statements list differing suspect names, while interrogations continue and officials pursue additional accomplices and networks.