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Murder of PTI Senior Official Zara Shahid Hussain Rocks Karachi
In Pakistan, a high-ranking female politicians was gunned down on Saturday. Reporter Fahad Desmukh in Karachi tells anchor Marco Werman about the murder of Zara Shahid Hussain and explains how her death is creating instability for a key US ally.
A man places a rose branch on the grave of Zara Shahid Hussain, a senior politician from the Tehreek-e-Insaf political party headed by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, after rose petals were scattered on her grave during her funeral in Karachi May 19, 2013. An upmarket constituency of Karachi voted again under tight security, a day after gunmen killed Hussain in the district and a week after general elections. It was not immediately clear who killed Hussain. Khan blamed the killing on the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) party, which has a stranglehold on the city. MQM leaders denied responsibility, condemned the killing and demanded a retraction from Khan. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN – Tags: CRIME LAW OBITUARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ELECTIONS) – RTXZSW4
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In Pakistan, a high-ranking female politician was gunned down on Saturday, creating instability for a key US ally.
Reporter Fahad Desmukh in Karachi tells anchor Marco Werman about the murder of Zara Shahid Hussain — a senior official with the PTI party – which had performed well in last week’s vote.
Hussain worked for Imran Khan, the leader of the PTI and a former cricket star who is convalescing from a campaign trail fall.