Two DawnNews employees injured in Karachi firing incident

E-Paper | March 19, 2026

KARACHI: Two employees of DawnNews were injured in a shooting incident by unidentified gunmen in the Landhi 89 area of the metropolis on Wednesday night.

The injured employees have been shifted to the hospital after receiving initial first aid, reported DawnNews.

DawnNews reported that Hakim Khan and Yousaf Khan have been transferred to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for further treatment.

One of the employees has been shot in the neck, while the other received a gunshot wound to the leg.

"The injured Hakim Khan and Yousaf Khan have been brought to JPMC. One sustained wound on the neck and the other has received gun shot injury on the leg," said Dr. Seemin Jamali, head of emergency at JPMC.

IG Sindh has taken notice notice of the incident.

Last year in November, unidentified gunmen attacked a DawnNews Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) van in the Essa Nagri area of Karachi, injuring one staff member.

Attackers riding motorcycles fired shots at the DSNG van near Essa Nagri, leaving technician Hassan Mateen severely injured.

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Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, government affairs, and the health sector.

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The End is near

Aug 17, 2016 11:12pm

Dawn News employees who do the News coverage outside, must wear bullet proof jackets.

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SYED A. MATEEN

Aug 17, 2016 11:14pm

It's a very horrifying news. I am waiting for the complete update of the incident. Had police been able to apprehend the culprits?

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Vinod Narang

Aug 17, 2016 11:39pm

This is horrible. you cannot even do your job without worrying about your life in Pakistan. Prayers and speedy recovery for the injured.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Aug 17, 2016 11:51pm

What a great tragedy?

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thegeneral

Aug 18, 2016 12:03am

lets all join hands to eradicate terrorism!

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Aug 18, 2016 12:10am

Credit goes to hate criminals aka na maloom afraad

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Aug 18, 2016 12:11am

@The End is near they were shot in the neck and leg read carefully

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Naxalite

Aug 18, 2016 12:16am

@Vinod Narang Not that straight forward mate!

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Dr Sarkar

Aug 18, 2016 12:54am

Dawn is the image of Pakistan and safety of its staff must be ensured by government and police. We may not agree with some of its views but we want safety of reporters and other staff. Hope government of Pakistan will make necessary arrangement.

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Changez_Khan

Aug 18, 2016 01:15am

These disgusted militants are now after news media people.

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Sohail Khan Wazir

Aug 18, 2016 07:30am

@Vinod Narang my friend! not only in Pakistan. It's going everywhere. In India you can't even chant for Freedom. You'll be shot by pellet gun and will completely blind.

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Sai

Aug 18, 2016 07:35am

Our prayers are with Dawn family (of which we too are now a part). May your employees recover to their full health and the culprits caught and punished for their cowardly act. _/||\_

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t.j

Aug 18, 2016 07:50am

@Vinod Narang ..sir this is called terrorism .when the their government glorifieng gun holders as great people and martyrs what can we expect. .pakistan policy makers urgently need the definition of terrorist and terrorism. Violence is violence. .there is always a peaceful way settling disputes. There is nothing like your war and our war..your violence and our violence. Praying god for speedy recovery. .

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Chris Roberts

Aug 18, 2016 10:13am

Dawn is very well respected, and must be commended for being inclusive. This is really awful. Yet again, assailants riding a motorcycle. Hakim and Yousaf, I am praying for your recovery.

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Farhan

Aug 18, 2016 10:29am

That’s really a bad news, target killings happening again in Karachi.

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Salaam Namaste

Aug 18, 2016 12:10pm

If you see the pattern, media people and lawyers are targetted specifically. WHY ?

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Kamran

Aug 18, 2016 12:12pm

@Vinod: Sir although it is unfortunate the same is the case in India. It's just that your media censors much of it, unlike Dawn which tells both good and bad about Pakistan.

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talat haque

Aug 18, 2016 08:00pm

very sad

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