Sabeen Mahmud was shot dead minutes after hosting seminar on abuses in troubled Balochistan
Prominent human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday ordered an investigation into the killing of prominent rights activist Sabeen Mahmud who was shot dead minutes after she hosted a seminar on abuses in troubled Balochistan province.
Mama Abdul Qadeer, a prominent Baloch rights activist and a speaker at the seminar, said Mahmud had received threats before the event. The Pakistan army also condemned the murder and asked intelligence agencies to render all assistance for investigation.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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