Three political workers gunned down in Pakistan

    By IANS,

    Islamabad : Three political workers – two associated with the Awami National Party (ANP) and one with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) – were shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants in the port city of Karachi, a media report said.

    The attack took place Saturday near Lasbella Chowk, police told Dawn News.

    Police said two men on a motorbike targeted Mukhtar Rasool, Naveed Ahmed and Mohammad Sarfaraz while they were sitting at the corner of a street.

    One of the attackers pulled out a pistol and fired a number of shots at the three before riding away.

    Ahmed and Sarfaraz were associated with the ANP while Rasool was a PTI activist.

    The motive behind the attack was not clear, police said.