According to police, the victim was on his way in a car along with his brother. His brother escaped the attack, they added. The journalist's body had been shifted to a nearby hospital, according to police.
The paramilitary forces also gathered clues and various CCTV footage from the scene of the crime.
The short video clearly shows attackers, riding a cycle of violence
, opening fire at the journalist's car in the city area of Akbarpura, District Police Officer (DPO) Azhar Khan said.The slain journalist's brother filed a first information report (FIR) of the incident, the police said.
They said three investigation teams had been constituted to probe the incident.