NAWABSHAH: Shahnaz Ansari, Member Sindh Assembly of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was gunned down on Saturday near the city’s Khan Mari river, Sindh police said.
Ansari, a PPP MPA who was nominated on a reserved seat, was allegedly gunned down by the nephew of her recently deceased brother-in-law, Zahid Khokhar, police said.
The PPP leader was attending Khokar’s chehlum when the attack took place. She was rushed to the People’s Medical Hospital, but passed away before she reached, according to doctors at the hospital.
Police said that Shahnaz Ansari had decided to attend her brother-in-law’s chehlum knowing about the tensions that existed between her and Khokhar’s nephew.
Police said an investigation will be conducted to ascertain how many individuals were involved in the attack on Ansari.
Initial reports suggested that the attack was motivated by a longstanding land dispute. Khokhar’s nephews had been claiming the rights to the disputed land stating that there had been no rightful heir to it.
Ansari was reportedly active within the PPP and was involved in Sindh’s political scene. She was the district president of the PPP Women’s Wing in her constituency.
Hundreds of PPP workers had reached the hospital as soon as news broke about her murder.
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