NEW : The United States says the attack ` ` will be a wake - up call '' in Pakistan . Men in a car , on being fired at Hamid Mir , reports his brother , Geo News . He was hit three times , then had a successful recovery , the CNN affiliate says . Mir felt Pakistan 's spy agency may try to assassinate him , his brother tells Geo News .
NEW : The United States says the attack `` should be a wake-up call '' in Pakistan . Men in a car , on motorcycles fired at Hamid Mir , reports his network , Geo News . He was hit three times , then had a successful operation , the CNN affiliate says . Mir felt Pakistan 's spy agency may try to assassinate him , his brother tells Geo News .