Saturday, 25 April 2015

Pakistan PM condemns shooting of activist Sabeen Mehmud

Pakistani activist Sabeen Mehmud, who was shot dead on April 24, 2015
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has led condemnation of the killing of leading human rights activist Sabeen Mehmud.
Sabeen Mehmud was shot dead in Karachi as she drove home with her mother, who was injured in the attack.

A statement from Mr Sharif's office expressed condolences and ordered an immediate investigation.
No group has yet said it carried out the killing; the campaigner been subject to death threats before.
"It's an incident of targeted killing," said Dr Jamil Ahmed, the Karachi-South Deputy Inspector General of Police, who said it was too early to establish a motive...

Source:  Dawn newspaper

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