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Gunmen in Pakistan Kill Member of Ahmadi Religious Minority

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan have shot dead a member of
   the Ahmadi religious minority, which critics describe as one of the
   most persecuted communities in the majority-Muslim nation.

   Local police confirmed the Sunday morning fatal shooting in a rural
   part of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, saying an
   investigation was under way to arrest the assailants.

   Officials identified the slain man as Mehboob Ahmed Khan, an
   82-year-old retired government officer. No one immediately claimed
   responsibility.

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