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Faraz Shauketaly was attacked by three gunmen at his home in Sri Lanka. He suffered serious injuries to his neck in the assassination attempt.
By. Emily Davies. PUBLISHED:. 14:43 EST, 16 February 2013. |. UPDATED:. 11:50 EST, 17 February 2013. A British journalist is in intensive care in a Sri Lankan. hospital after being shot in what a senior United Nations official said was an. attempted assassination. Faraz Shauketaly, who works for the Sunday Leader newspaper,. is said to have suffered serious injuries to his neck in an attack by three. gunmen in his home on the island. Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said it 'remained. unclear' whether the incident - the latest in a spate against reporters -. was related to Mr Shauketaly's work on the English-language paper. Journalist Faraz Shauketaly was taken to Kalubowila hospital in Colombo after he was shot at by three gunmen. Mr Burt said the Sri Lankan authorities 'must quickly. identify who committed this crime and bring them to justice' - accusing. them of doing too little to investigate previous incidents. And the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Navi Pillay said she was 'deeply disturbed' by the attack on someone. who worked for a publication critical of the Sri Lankan government. The newspaper has. been harshly critical of the government and its outspoken editor. Lasantha Wickrematunga was killed four years ago. However, the. newspaper's criticism has not been as sharp since it was bought by a. businessman close to the ruling party last year. Sunday Leader editor Sakunthala Perera said the gunmen. stormed the home of the journalist - who holds dual UK/Sri Lankan nationality -. yesterday in Mount Lavinia on the outskirts of the capital, Colombo. He is reported to be awaiting surgery and was visited in. hospital today by UK consular staff. Mr Burt said: 'There has been a range of attacks in Sri. Lanka on journalists, civil society organisations and others in recent years. To date, too many incidents have had little investigation and no resolution. 'The UK and EU have urged the Government of Sri Lanka. to do everything possible to investigate such incidences and ensure that those. responsible are brought to justice.' The shooting happened on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, at Faraz Shauketaly's home. Ms Pillay told Channel 4 News: 'I'm deeply disturbed by. this particular shooting because it's a journalist and he's attached to a. newspaper that's known to be critical of the government - particularly on. accountability and in justice issues - which are issues that I cover. The incident happened at Faraz Shauketaly's home in Mount Lavinia, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 'I will be reporting to the Human Rights Council my. concern over extra judicial killings, abductions and this kind of treatment and. suppression of freedom of expression.' She said he should be given immediate protection. 'Whoever tried to kill him obviously was targeting him. It's an act of attempted assassination so he needs to be protected. immediately.' There needed to be a 'proper investigation before we. can conclude' whether there was any state involvement in the attack, she. said. 'The Sri Lankan government swears by the integrity of. their army and their police, well it's time they demonstrated that. 'These institutions built into the democracy must now. begin to work properly and this is an immediate instance where they can. demonstrate that.' Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said an investigation was underway and declined to comment further. According to Amnesty International at least 14 Sri Lankan media workers have been killed since the beginning of 2006. The Committee to Protect Journalists says Sri Lanka was the fourth most dangerous country for journalists in 2010. More than a dozen journalists have fled the country over the last four years, fearing for their safety and seeking refuge abroad.