A prominent Shia leader, Syed Zahoor Abbas Shah Afgar Bukhari, was shot dead by unidentified assailants after entering his hujra in Mohallah Sayyedan in Lakki Marwat town (Lakki Marwat District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) after Isha (Night) prayers in the night of December 11, reports Dawn. Afgar Bukhari was a renowned poet of the Pashto language and known for his romantic poetry across KP.
Separately, unidentified assailants shot dead Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) local leader Advocate Feroz Shah Advocate in Kanju area of Mingora town in Swat District on December 11, reports Dawn. According to Kanju Police, Feroz Shah was going home after offering Maghrib (sunset) prayers that unidentified gunmen who were waiting on him opened fire, leaving him critically injured. His personal guard was also injured in the attack. They both were rushed to the Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital where Shah succumbed to injuries. The deceased was an active leader of the PML-N in Swat and was the candidate of National Assembly in the previous general elections.