MQM leader shot dead in Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan‘s opposition party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Naushad was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

According to the Dawn, unidentified men on a motorbike opened fire on the MQM leader while he was returning home in his car after dropping off his children at school.

Police is investigating the incident and the motive behind the killing.

In September, MQM leader Khawaja Izhar Hassan had managed to escape unhurt after unknown assailants on three motorcycles attacked him as he left the Karachi’s Buffer Zone Eidgah after Eidul Azha prayers. (ANI)