Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Pakistani opposition legislator and his guard on Saturday, sparking violent scuffles between protesters and police in Lahore, police said. Abdullah Murad, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member of the provincial assembly in southern Sindh province, was attacked as he left his home by car. âMurad and his guard died while being taken to hospital,â Karachi city police chief Tariq Jamil told AFP. He said the motive was not immediately known.
| My guess is that somebody wanted him dead. It's Pakland. It could have been because of the color of his turban... |
Party activists protesting the killing tried to block a main road in the city and threw stones at police and buses. âIn return we fired a few teargas shells to disperse them,â said police officer Asif Rauf. All shops and markets were closed in Malir as Muradâs body arrived back at his house, where some 2,000 supporters had gathered. Additional police forces were brought in to maintain order, Rauf said. |