A local journalist was gunned down outside his house in Swabi town on Thursday, police and hospital sources said.
Haroon Khan, a correspondent for Waqt News TV, came under fire when he stepped out of his home.
He was also affiliated with Akhbar-i-Khaiber, while earlier he remained associated with the Mashriq TV.
The body was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital Swabi.“Haroon Khan was targeted at around 8:25pm outside his house by two unidentified assailants and succumbed to his injuries on the spot,” District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Sohaib said.
According to the DPO, Haroon was engaged in a land dispute with his stepbrother, saying an official demarcation by the revenue staff pertaining to the property was scheduled for Friday morning.
“We are investigating the case and the accused will be arrested soon,” Sohaib added.
Police recovered seven to eight empty shells of AK-47 rifle from the scene of the crime. The assailants, they said, were on foot.
