Amir Mir

A leading Pakistani TV journalist who was shot at least three times in Karachi said on Thursday he "felt threatened" by intelligence agencies in the days leading up to the attack.

Pakistan's defence ministry has asked for the country's top-rating television channel to be shut down after it broadcast allegations blaming an intelligence agency for shooting a leading journalist, officials said on Wednesday.

Pakistan's government on Sunday announced a special commission to investigate an attack on a prominent television anchor which his brother blamed on the country's powerful spy agency.

A leading Pakistani TV journalist who was shot at least three times in Karachi said on Thursday he "felt threatened" by intelligence agencies in the days leading up to the attack.

Pakistan's defence ministry has asked for the country's top-rating television channel to be shut down after it broadcast allegations blaming an intelligence agency for shooting a leading journalist, officials said on Wednesday.

Pakistan's government on Sunday announced a special commission to investigate an attack on a prominent television anchor which his brother blamed on the country's powerful spy agency.