Islamabad:
A reporter of a TV news channel was shot dead by unidentified persons in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan today.
Abdul Haq Baloch, the correspondent for ARY News in Khuzdar, was shot dead at Chakar Khan Road in the city this evening, the channel reported.
The motive for the killing could not immediately be ascertained.
No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
Another employee of ARY News was killed in Peshawar city in the northwest during violent protests against an anti-Islam film on September 21.
The employee died after being hit by a bullet in police firing.
Pakistan is regarded as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
Dozens of reporters have died performing their duties over the past decade.
Abdul Haq Baloch, the correspondent for ARY News in Khuzdar, was shot dead at Chakar Khan Road in the city this evening, the channel reported.
The motive for the killing could not immediately be ascertained.
No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
Another employee of ARY News was killed in Peshawar city in the northwest during violent protests against an anti-Islam film on September 21.
The employee died after being hit by a bullet in police firing.
Pakistan is regarded as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
Dozens of reporters have died performing their duties over the past decade.
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