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GUNMAN KILLS A SUNNI LEADER IN KARACHI
ISLAMABAD, DEC 18 (KUNA) -- AN UNKNOWN GUNMAN SHOT DEAD A PROMINENT SUNNI
SCHOLAR, BELONGING TO THE RIGHT WING JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI POLITICAL PARTY IN THE
PORT CITY OF KARACHI, FROM CLOSE RANGE MONDAY IN A "TERRORIST" ATTACK, POLICE
TOLD LOCAL JOURNALISTS.
DR. ATHER QURESHI, 70, A FORMER LEADER OF JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI (JI) PARTY, WAS
GOING TO THE MADINA MOSQUE OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE IN NAZIMABAD IN CENTRAL KARACHI
WHEN HE WAS GUNNED DOWN. "HE DIED ON THE SPOT. IT IS AN ACT OF TERRORISM," A
POLICE OFFICER
SAID.
HE SAID NO GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MURDER
AND NO ARREST HAS BEEN MADE SO FAR. (END)
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