Overview

• Mir, a senior anchor at a private TV channel, died at a Karachi hospital on Sunday a week after being shot near Malir’s Kala Board.
• Police registered an FIR at Saudabad Police Station and report no suspects have been identified or arrested.
• Preliminary findings indicate a man and a woman on a motorcycle opened fire on Mir’s car before fleeing.
• Investigators recovered two bullet casings from the vehicle and are analyzing CCTV footage from the area.
• Sindh officials, including Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, pledged swift action, as media and civil society groups pressed for stronger protections for journalists.