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| Shia leader shot dead in Lahore |
| 2013-12-16 |
| LAHORE: Tehreek Nifaz-e-Fiqa-e-Jafria (TNFJ) leader Nasir Abbas was shot dead in Lahore late on Sunday. According to reports, unidentified armed bikers opened fire on his car near FC College. Allama Nasir was taken to the Sheikh Zayed Hospital, where he was declared dead. He was the vice president of Tahafuz-e-Azadari Council Punjab chapter. The council has announced three days of mourning over his murder and demanded that the government immediately arrest his killers. Meanwhile, Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) condemned the killing. Leader of the opposition in Punjab Assembly and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Mehmoodur Rasheed has also called for the immediate arrest of the murderers. A number of attacks, that seem sectarian in nature, have occurred in the past month. |
| Posted by:Steve White |