Karachi: Pakistan’s former lawmaker Syed Ali Raza Abidi was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his home in Karachi.
Two armed men on a motorbike opened fire on the former Muttahida Qaumi Movement lawmaker’s car outside his house in Khayaban-e-Ghazi on Tuesday at night, Dawn reported. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Mr. Abidi, who was elected to the National Assembly in 2013 general elections from Karachi’s NA-251 constituency, contested the July 25 elections from the NA-243 constituency, but was defeated by Prime Minister Imran Khan.