Crime reporter shot dead in Baghdadi

By: Staff Report | Published: April 03, 2011

KARACHI - A local newspaper’s chief crime reporter was gunned down by unidentified culprits in the Baghdadi police precincts on Saturday. Police said that Zaman Ali, 42, was near the Hussain Bhai Ismailji Road when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on him. Ali suffered a bullet to the head and died on the spot, whereas his body was shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi. The Crime Reporters Association condemned his murder and sought protection for working journalists.