a 31yearold hindu journalist in pakistan was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was getting a haircut at a barber shop in sindh province the death of ajay lalwani a correspondent with an urdu newspaper on thursday night has now raised questions about the safety of journalists in that country lalwani is the fourth scribe to be murdered in pakistan in the last one year demonstrations were held in sukkur city pakistan on saturday to demand the immediate arrest of an influential politician from the region who is alleged to be behind the attackajay had broken several stories on the abduction and forced conversion of hindu girls and was believed to be the target of a few local politicians pakistan tehreekeinsafs pti hindu member national assembly member lal chand malhi told toi that lalwani a resident of salehpat died of his injuries at a hospital on march 18 malhi said he had directed the police to investigate and arrest the assailants sahil jogi a journalist from sukkur said the journalists union held a demonstration on saturday condemning the killing of journalists demanding their safety as well as immediate arrest of the murderers