Gunmen kill two Pakistani media workers in 24 hours

Gunmen shot dead two media workers in Pakistan in 24 hours while two others were injured, officials said on Wednesday.

Unidentified men, riding a motorbike, fired at a senior journalist, Aftab Alam, in the southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday afternoon.

Alam, 40, who had worked for private Geo and Samaa TV channels, came under attack near his house when he was heading to a school to bring his children. He died at the scene. The gunmen fled after the incident, police said.

No group claimed responsibility. The police described the incident as terrorism.

Geo TV said its engineer was killed when gunmen attack its van in Karachi on late Tuesday. Driver of the van was injured in the attack.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on Geo TV van. A group's spokesman called the media in Pakistan by phone from Afghanistan and said its men had targeted the media workers.

A tribal journalist, Abdul Azam Shinwari, was injured when gunmen fired at him in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, on late Tuesday. Shinwari, a reporter of the state television in Khyber tribal region, was taken to hospital for treatment.

No group claimed responsibility.

Media workers staged demonstrations across the country on Wednesday and condemned the attacks. They described the incidents as targeted attacks and demanded that the government provide them with security during professional duties. Endi