Unknown attackers in central Pakistan shot and killed a member of the minority Ahmadi community Saturday amid an uptick in violence, against what critics describe as the country’s long-persecuted group.
The targeted shooting occurred in the Gujarat district in Punjab, the country’s most populous province, area police officials reported. They identified the victim as 53-year-old Zaka ur Rehman, a practicing dentist, saying the assailants fled the scene.
Witnesses reported to police that two gunmen on a motorbike arrived at Rehman’s clinic, with one of them firing multiple shots at him from close range, said Amir Mehmood, a spokesperson for the minority community. He demanded that Pakistani authorities swiftly arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.
The targeted shooting occurred in the Gujarat district in Punjab, the country’s most populous province, area police officials reported. They identified the victim as 53-year-old Zaka ur Rehman, a practicing dentist, saying the assailants fled the scene.
Witnesses reported to police that two gunmen on a motorbike arrived at Rehman’s clinic, with one of them firing multiple shots at him from close range, said Amir Mehmood, a spokesperson for the minority community. He demanded that Pakistani authorities swiftly arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.
