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Gunmen kill Pakistani journalist

Published: Feb. 27, 2013 at 9:43 AM

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A reporter for Pakistan's Geo News was killed Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan Agency, police said.

Malik Mumtaz is survived by a wife, two sons and a daughter, Geo News reported.

Mumtaz was chairman of the Miranshah Press Club.

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