KARACHI (Pakistan), Mar 8: Unidentified armed men gunned down Mufti Shah Mir, a leading religious scholar of Balochistan, in Turbat town of Kech, late on Friday night, police said.
He said armed men targeted the religious scholar when he was coming out after performing night prayer.
“Armed men riding motorcycles opened fire on Mufti Shah Mir, leaving him seriously injured,” police said, adding he was immediately shifted to Turbat hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, media reported.
The deceased received multiple bullet injuries that caused his death. Mufti Shah Mir was close to JUI-F. He previously survived two attempts on his life, Dawn news reported.
The attack came days after two leaders of JUI-F were shot dead in Khuzdar.
(UNI)
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