SUKKUR-
Senior leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) Khalid Mehmood Soomro was shot dead on Saturday in Khosa Goth area of Sukkur, private media reported.
Soomro, the secretary general for the Sindh chapter of the JUI-F, was in Sukkur to participate in a conference. Wedding ceremony of his son was also scheduled to be held in the city today.
He was gunned down by unidentified gunmen while he was going to a mosque for Fajr prayers. He received four bullets.
Body of the slain leader was shifted to a hospital while JUI-F announced three-day mourning across the country, appealing to the workers to remain calm.
Business activities were also reported to have been suspended in several cities of the province, including Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas and Ghotki.
PM Nawaz Sharif, MQM chief Altaf Hussain, Sindh CM Qaim Ali Shah and other political leaders condemned the assasination of the JUI-F leader.
