Religious scholar shot dead

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious scholar in Sindh province on Thursday. Maulana Mula Bakhsh Jaffery was heading to his home from mosque when ambushed by gunmen in Kandhkot town.
He was seriously injured in the attack and died on way when was being shifted to hospital. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Tension gripped the area after the incident. Angry people and his relatives staged demonstration and blocked the national highway.
They were chanting slogans against the local administration for failure to protect lives of the people and were demanding arrest of those behind the murder.