PESHAWAR, Nov 28 (APP): A cleric identified as Maulvi Izzatullah was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Taj Abad locality of Board Bazar on Friday, according to police. Police said the gunmen opened fire on the cleric and fled the scene before law enforcement personnel arrived. The motive behind the attack is not yet known. Police have launched an investigation and collected initial evidence from the crime scene. The …
Cleric gunned down in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Nov 28 (APP): A cleric identified as Maulvi Izzatullah was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Taj Abad locality of Board Bazar on Friday, according to police.
Police said the gunmen opened fire on the cleric and fled the scene before law enforcement personnel arrived. The motive behind the attack is not yet known.
Police have launched an investigation and collected initial evidence from the crime scene. The body of the slain cleric has been shifted to a hospital for autopsy.
Police said efforts are under way to trace and arrest the attackers.
