A Pakistan journalist whose relatives were members of an anti-Taliban group has been gunned down, police confirmed on Wednesday, the latest attack targeting media in the restive northwest of the country.
Javedullah Khan, 36, was shot dead late Tuesday in Matta, a former militant stronghold some 40-kilometres (24 miles) northwest of Pakistan's picturesque Swat valley.
He worked as a bureau chief for the Urdu language newspaper Ausaf.
"Javed was travelling with a police guard when two gunmen opened fire on his vehicle. He died on the spot," senior police official Muhammad Ijaz Khan told AFP.
Ali Muhammad a local police official, also confirmed the incident.
"It was a targeted attack," Muhammad added.
"Many of his relatives, including a brother, uncles and cousins were killed due to their involvement in anti-Taliban peace committees."