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Unidentified men shot the former IG near Jutal village on his way back to Gilgit from Hunza. Four bodyguards were also killed and four other were injured. Tareen's body was sent to Peshawar by a special helicopter and from there it will travel to Dera Ismail Khan, where his funeral will take place. The funeral prayers for the four policemen killed was offered in Gilgit on Wednesday night, with a guard of honour to show respect. Their bodies were sent to their villages for burial. The Tanzeem Ahal Sunnah Wal Jaamat Gilgit called for markets to be closed. They alleged that Shia terrorists had murdered Tareen and said that a complete strike should be observed to show solidarity with his family. All markets situated in Sunni-dominated areas were closed while a few markets in the Shia-dominated area remained open.