On May 15, Ashfaq Ahmed Sial, a reporter for the Daily Khabrain newspaper on his way to the city of Muzaffargarh in central Punjab province, was fatally shot by two unidentified assailants.
According to news reports, on the morning of May 15, Sail was on his way to work when he was attacked by two masked motorcyclists, who then fled the scene. Sial was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The motive behind Sial’s killing remains unclear.
Police in Punjab province did not respond to CPJ’s request for comment via email.