{"id":16887,"date":"2025-08-17T09:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=16887"},"modified":"2025-08-17T09:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:05:17","slug":"journalist-khawar-hussain-shot-dead-in-sanghar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=16887","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Khawar Hussain shot dead in Sanghar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Khawar Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist and reporter for Dawn News channel, was shot dead on Sunday in Sanghar, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Hussain had been sitting in his car for hours outside a private hotel on Hyderabad Road in Sanghar city, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV footage of outside the hotel\u00a0has been obtained and is\u00a0being closely examined, according to the\u00a0DIG Faisal Bashir.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses stated that no sound of gunfire was heard. The car windows were rolled up, and no evidence was found of anyone nearby or any commotion around the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The DIG said call data records were being retrieved and would be available within 24 hours. He added that the body has been placed in a Hyderabad mortuary, while the post-mortem report is awaited.<\/p>\n<p>Khawar\u2019s pistol and car have been sent for forensic analysis. CCTV footage also showed Khawar entering a restaurant and later returning to sit in his car, the DIG said.<\/p>\n<p>Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident, sought a report from the Inspector General of Police, and directed that a competent officer investigate the case.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Minister expressed deep grief over Hussain\u2019s death, prayed for the bereaved family, and directed the administration to extend full cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The Karachi Press Club, where Hussain was an active member, demanded an impartial investigation and said his tragic demise has left the entire journalistic community in mourning.<\/p>\n<p>Condemnations from leaders<\/p>\n<p>PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Hussain was a dutiful and responsible professional whose sudden death was a shock to the media fraternity.<\/p>\n<p>Sindh\u2019s senior minister, Sharjeel Inam Memon, called his death an irreparable loss, while Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar sought a report from the Sanghar SSP and said Hussain\u2019s contributions to journalism were unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p>Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, provincial minister Nasir Shah, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, and Shazia Marri also expressed deep sorrow over his death.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khawar Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist and reporter for Dawn News channel, was shot dead on Sunday in Sanghar, police said. Hussain had been sitting in his car for hours outside a private hotel on Hyderabad Road in Sanghar city, according to police. CCTV footage of outside the hotel\u00a0has been obtained and is\u00a0being closely examined, according [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}