The senior journalist forUrdu newspaper Expressand President of the Shorkot Press Club, was killed by two gunmen in the Punjab province. According to reports, Younis, a journalist with Urdu newspaper Express, was shot dead while he was on his way to his farm at Mouza Manganwala in Jhang district.

The two assailants had been hiding in a nearby field when they opened fire on Younis and subsequently fled the scene. Jhang District Police ordered an immediate investigation into the incident, looking for his killed, media reports added.