<p>Senior Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir, who faced threats from Taliban and other terror groups, was today shot at in Karachi by four unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen near a bridge on way to his office.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mir, 47, sustained bullet injuries after he was shot at near Natha Khan bridge soon after he left the Karachi airport for his office, initial reports here said.<br /><br />GeoTV reported that Mir, who has security guards with him, called up office to inform them of the attack on him. He was rushed to a hospital in a private car.<br /><br />Four gunmen riding two motorcycles opened fire on Mir's car about six kilometers from the airport, GeoTV said.<br /><br />Dawn reported that the gunmen opened fire at the vehicle at 5:30 pm and Mir was admitted to hospital in a state of unconsciousness.<br /><br />Geo News Islamabad bureau chief, Rana Jawad said Mir told him after being attacked that the gunmen were following him and continued to fire at the car.<br /><br />A popular news anchor, terrorism expert, and security analyst, Mir currently hosts political talk show Capital Talk on Geo TV.<br /><br />In November 2012, a bomb was recovered from under his car which was believed to have been planted by the Pakistani Taliban.<br /><br />Just last month, senior analyst Raza Rumi was shot at in Lahore that killed his driver.<br />The issue of security of media personnel was raised by Committee to Protect Journalists, a media advocacy group, during a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last month.<br /><br />The Prime Minister had promised to take appropriate steps to ensure security of journalists in Pakistan.</p>
<p>Senior Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir, who faced threats from Taliban and other terror groups, was today shot at in Karachi by four unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen near a bridge on way to his office.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mir, 47, sustained bullet injuries after he was shot at near Natha Khan bridge soon after he left the Karachi airport for his office, initial reports here said.<br /><br />GeoTV reported that Mir, who has security guards with him, called up office to inform them of the attack on him. He was rushed to a hospital in a private car.<br /><br />Four gunmen riding two motorcycles opened fire on Mir's car about six kilometers from the airport, GeoTV said.<br /><br />Dawn reported that the gunmen opened fire at the vehicle at 5:30 pm and Mir was admitted to hospital in a state of unconsciousness.<br /><br />Geo News Islamabad bureau chief, Rana Jawad said Mir told him after being attacked that the gunmen were following him and continued to fire at the car.<br /><br />A popular news anchor, terrorism expert, and security analyst, Mir currently hosts political talk show Capital Talk on Geo TV.<br /><br />In November 2012, a bomb was recovered from under his car which was believed to have been planted by the Pakistani Taliban.<br /><br />Just last month, senior analyst Raza Rumi was shot at in Lahore that killed his driver.<br />The issue of security of media personnel was raised by Committee to Protect Journalists, a media advocacy group, during a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last month.<br /><br />The Prime Minister had promised to take appropriate steps to ensure security of journalists in Pakistan.</p>