| Gunmen Friday shot dead a Shiite leader in Dera Ismail Khan, sparking a protest by members of Shiite community, police and witnesses said. Syed Al-Hasan Shah, 40, was killed by unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle at his medical store in the main Sadar bazaar of D.I. Khan, police officer Asmatullah Khattak told AFP. "It appears to be a sectarian killing. Police are investigating," he said. The killing triggered a protest by Shah's relatives and members of the Shiite community, who gathered outside the hospital where his body was being kept, witnesses said. |