KARACHI: The funeral prayers of three staffers of a news channel, who were killed in a terrorist attack in Karachi yesterday, will be offered today after Zohar prayers, ARY News reported.
The journalists organizations have announced countrywide protests against the attack on media workers.
Two high profile attacks, on a religious group's leader and media here on yesterday, has raised questions over the ongoing crackdown against criminals in Karachi.
In a terrorist attack three workers of Express News channel were killed when unidentified attackers opened fire on a DSNG (digital satellite news gathering) vehicle near Matric Board Office in Nazimabad.
Earlier, motorbike riding target killers gunned down Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) leader Mufti Usman Yar Khan along with his driver on Karachi’s Sharae Faisal.
In the attack on media van three persons were killed included a technician, the driver of the vehicle and a guard, police said.
Taliban leader Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility of the attack.
According to police, the attackers used the guns with silencers in the attack.
