Apart from the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFJU) hundreds of Electricity, Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) workers held protests across the country over the killing of journalist Hasnain Shah and demanded that the authorities immediately arrest and punish his murderers.

They also urged the government to provide journalists with security, The News International reported. Hasnain Shah, a crime reporter on a private TV channel, was shot dead outside Lahore Press Club.