The 40-year-old editor of the website Let Us Build Pakistan was gunned down in a restaurant in Karachi by four unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles. Zaki's friend, who he was having dinner with and an innocent bystander were also injured in the attack.

The website Let Us Build Pakistan promotes “a progressive, inclusive and democratic Pakistan.” Previously, Zaki had worked as current affairs editor for News One TV and was responsible for infotainment and religious programming.