A Pakistani journalist has been brutally shot dead by the relatives of a woman for supporting her in marrying a man of her choice without the family’s permission in Punjab province, sparking massive protests.
Ajmal Joyia, who was in his 30s, was going home on a motorbike when he was targeted by at least three gunmen in lodhran district.
He was killed on Monday while his cousin, who was also riding on the same motorbike, was critically injured, police said.
“Joyia was targeted by the relatives of a woman who married a man of her choice without the permission of the family,” a police official said.