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Pakistani opposition legislator shot dead, sparking clashes KARACHI, Sunday (AFP) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Pakistani opposition legislator and his guard on Saturday, sparking violent scuffles between protesters and police in the restive port city of 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 in the eastern Malir district by car. "Murad and his guard died while being taken to hospital," Karachi city police chief Tariq Jamil told AFP. He said the motive was not immediately known.Party activists protesting the killing tried to block a main road in the city and threw stones at police and buses, officers and witnesses said. "In return we fired a few teargas shells to disperse them," said police officer Asif Rauf. All shops and markets were closed in Malir as Murad's body arrived back at his house, where some 2,000 supporters had gathered. |
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