LAHORE: A 62-year-old Ahmadi man was shot dead on Wednesday night in Saddar area of Rahim Yar Khan district.
Basharat Ahmad was on his way to his house in Green Town from a petrol pump situated in Zahir Pir Road when unidentified assailants intercepted him and opened fire on him. He was taken to a local hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. The 62-year-old sustained two bullet wounds. The reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. However, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya spokesperson Saleemuddin claimed Ahmad was targeted because of his religious beliefs. “Ahmad had no enmity and was gunned down because of the hate campaign against Ahmadis,” the spokesperson said. He demanded that security agencies should take stern action against hate mongers who propagate Ahmadi killings. An FIR has been registered under section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code, on the complaint of Ataul Quddoos, the son in law of the deceased. Ahmad is the fourth Ahmadi to have been killed in the province in the past five weeks.
