Gunmen kill rights activist in Pakistan

The killing came hours after Mehmud organized a seminar about Baluchi nationalists, who often disappear in the country’s southwestern Baluchistan province.

April 25, 2015 11:22 am | Updated December 04, 2021 11:31 pm IST - Karachi

A prominent Pakistani rights activist was shot dead by unknown gunmen here as she was returning home after hosting a seminar about human rights abuses in Baluchistan province, police said today.

Sabeen Mahmud, the director of The Second Floor (T2F) cafe which organises debates and art events, was attacked by gunmen yesterday after she left the venue in her car along with her mother.

She died on her way to the hospital. Doctors said they retrieved five bullets from her body.

Her mother also sustained bullet wounds. She is said to be in critical condition, Dawn newspaper reported.

T2F had yesterday organised a talk on Baluchi nationalists who often disappear in the country’s southwestern Baluchistan province.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the incident and ordered an investigation.

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