Friday, February 8, 2013

Shia lawyer killed in Peshawar

The Express Tribune
A senior Shia lawyer, Advocate Malik Jarar Hussain, was shot dead on Gulbahar Road in Peshawar on Friday morning. Jarar was dropping his children to school when two motorcyclists intercepted his car on Gulbahar Road and shot him. He was being rushed to Lady Reading Hospital when he passed away. The attackers managed to flee the area after the incident. The lawyer was a resident of Gunj inside the walled city of Peshawar, but he was residing in Asad Anwar Colony in Gulbahar. Members of the Shia community lashed out at the provincial government and police for their failure to provide security. Two Shia doctors, a police SP and a number of others have been killed in sectarian attacks during the past few months in Peshawar. Earlier, in January 2013, Lawyers from the district bar association had observed a strike and boycotted court proceedings demanding an action by the government to provide security to the lawyers and arrest the culprits.

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