Summary The PM has also decided to constitute a three-member judicial commission to probe into the attack.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - PM Nawaz Sharif has announced ten million rupees prize for those who will help identify or provide any lead to get to the attackers of Hamid Mir.
The PM has also decided to constitute a three-member Judicial Commission to probe into the attack on prominent journalist Hamid Mir.
Chief Justice will be requested to nominate members for the Commission.
Earlier, Nawaz Sharif also made a telephone call to brother of Hamid Mir and inquired about the health of his brother.
The Prime Minister prayed for early recovery of Hamid Mir. He assured an independent inquiry into the incident.
Unknown gunmen on motorbikes opened fire at a prominent Pakistani television anchor on a busy road in the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday, officials said.
Hamid Mir, who hosts a popular talk show on a private news channel, was travelling to his office from the airport when his car came under attack, senior police official Peer Muhammad Shah told AFP.
"Four gunmen riding on motorbikes started firing at the car near Karsaz (east of the city) when Mir's car was passing through, he received three bullets in the lower parts of his body," Shah said.
Karachi police chief Shahid Hayat confirmed the incident.
"Hamid Mir has received three bullets but the doctors told me that he is out of danger," Hayat told AFP.
