 A Shia cleric was shot dead in Bahwalpur on Sunday, police said. Arriving at the scene after receiving reports of the incident, police confirmed that Shia leader Syed Asif Ali Shah, a resident of Mozou Fort Abbas, was gunned down by unidentified armed assailants. The religious leader was immediately taken to Bahawal Victoria Hospital, but died on the way. Asif Ali had been working as a clerk at Commercial College Fort Abbas, where his father, Syed Ghulam Abbas Shah, serves as president Fiqa-e-Jafria Fort Abbas Tehsil. Police said that an investigation into the murder was underway, amid speculation that the killing may have been motivated by a personal enmity. |