Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Pakistani Opposition legislator and his guard today, sparking violent scuffles between protesters and police in Karachi, police said. Abdullah Murad, a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member of the provincial Assembly in southern Sindh province, was attacked as he left his home in the eastern Malir district by car.
‘‘Murad and his guard died while being taken to hospital,’’ Karachi city police chief Tariq Jamil said. He said the motive was not immediately known.
Party activists protesting against the killing tried to block a main road in the city and pelted stones at police and buses, officers and witnesses said. — (PTI)