Prayer leader found murdered

Published February 7, 2006

FAISALABAD, Feb 6: A prayer leader was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in the limits of Factory Area police station on Sunday night. Reports said Abdul Hameed (65) was asleep in a room adjacent to Jamia Masjid Owaisia when unknown assailants axed him to death and fled from the scene. On receiving information, the police rushed to the spot and sent the body to hospital for autopsy. The motive behind the murder could not be known. Staff Reporter

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