Shaikh Liaquat Ali was shot at when he was traveling in his car on the Abul Hassan Ispahani Road, said police.
KARACHI: A former lawmaker was gunned down here on Friday night.
Police said Shaikh Liaquat Ali, a former MPA and member of the MQM’s legal aid committee, was fired at when he was traveling in his car on the Abul Hassan Ispahani Road.
The deceased suffered two gunshot wounds in his chest and died before he could be rushed to the hospital.
SP Ahsan Umar said Mr Ali’s body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre by police personnel, but later it was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.