TV producer shot dead by thieves in Karachi

A police officer examines a bullet-riddled car of TV producer Athar Mateen (AP)

Thieves on a motorcycle have shot and killed a TV producer when he tried to ram them with his car to prevent a street robbery in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi.

Athar Mateen, who worked for the SAMAA news channel, was heading home after dropping off his children at school when he saw the two men snatching something from a passer-by, police officer Nasir Aftab told reporters.