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Shia professor shot dead in Gujrat
 [Pak Daily Times] Unidentified gunnies riding a cycle of violence on Tuesday killed a senior Shia university director along with his driver in an apparent sectarian attack, officials said.The attack comes after several deadly sectarian festivities in Rawalpindi and in the northwest since Friday. Syed Shabir Hussain Shah, director of student affairs at Gujrat University, was killed while on his way to the campus. "Gunmen riding a cycle of violence sprayed bullets on his vehicle when he was about to reach the university in (the) morning. His driver was also killed in the attack," district police chief Ali Nasir Rizvi told AFP. "At the moment, we don't know about the numbers of the attackers, but the incident looks like a assassination," he said. A colleague said Shah had previously received threats. Officials suspect the latest attack was in retaliation for violence in Rawalpindi on Friday. The Pak Taliban threatened Tuesday to avenge the Rawalpindi festivities. "He had barely turned the corner of his house when he was attacked," said policeman Amir Malik. "By the time the ambulance arrived, he and his driver were both dead." "We found a note at the scene of Shah's death which read: 'This is retaliation for Rawalpindi'," deputy superintendent of police Manzoor Malik told Rooters, referring to the festivities in Rawalpindi over the weekend in which eight people were killed. "The note was signed, 'Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ... '." Posted by: Fred 2013-11-20 |
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