American doctor shot dead in Punjab

An American volunteer cardiologist was shot dead in Pakistan on Monday, a member of his minority Ahmadi community said. He had taken his five-year-old son and a cousin to a graveyard in Punjab at dawn to pray when he was shot, said Salim ud Din, a spokesman for the Ahmadi community.
"He came here just one or two days ago to work at our heart hospital, to serve humanity and for his country," Din said. "Two persons came on motorbikes. They shot 11 bullets in him." He is survived by a wife and three young sons, Din said. The US embassy said it was providing consular assistance but declined to give further details. "We express our deepest condolences to his family and friends," the embassy spokeswoman said.