TNFJ leader shot dead in D.I. Khan

Published February 15, 2007

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 14: A local leader of Tehrik Nifaz Fiqa-i-Jafria (TNFJ) was shot dead here on Wednesday. A police official said two motorcyclists opened fire on Jawad Hussain Jawad in Muhalla Chaman Chowk, killing him on the spot, and escaped.

Protesters blocked roads and streets in various parts of the city and burnt tyres after the incident and shops and markets were closed. Police baton-charged the protesters.

Maqbool Hussain, brother of the deceased, registered an FIR at the City Police Station, stating that he had been receiving threats for a couple of days.

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