US EditionJournalist Khawar Hussain Shot Dead in Sanghar
Authorities are investigating whether the death of journalist Khawar Hussain from a gunshot wound was self-inflicted or homicide, with forensic analysis and CCTV footage under review.
- Khawar Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist, was found dead with a gunshot wound in his car parked on Hyderabad Road in Sanghar on Saturday.
- At first, the police suggested the incident might have been a suicide; however, SSP Abid Baloch emphasized that the exact cause could not be confirmed until the post-mortem results were available.
- Emergency responders reached the scene promptly, law enforcement secured the location and initiated an inquiry, collected CCTV recordings, and sent both the firearm and vehicle for forensic examination.
- The head of Sindh's government instructed top investigators to take charge of the case, expressed sympathies to Hussain’s family, and ensured they receive full support.
- The investigation continues as authorities await call data records and the post-mortem, while the Karachi Press Club demands an impartial inquiry amid media mourning.
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Journalist Khawar Hussain shot dead in Sanghar
Khawar Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist and reporter for Dawn News channel, was shot dead on Sunday in Sanghar, police said. Hussain had been sitting in his car for hours outside a private hotel on Hyderabad Road in Sanghar city, according to police. CCTV footage of outside the hotel has been obtained and is being closely examined, according to the DIG Faisal Bashir. Eyewitnesses stated that no sound of gunfire was heard. The car windows were…
Pakistan’s Sindh orders inquiry after journalist Khawar Hussain found
KARACHI: The chief minister of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has directed authorities to investigate the death of local reporter Khawar Hussain, whose body was recovered from a car in the southern city of Sanghar on Saturday night. Hussain’s body was recovered from his hometown of Sanghar outside a local restaurant on Hyderabad Road on Saturday night, according to police
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