Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former NA-136 Okara candidate Muhammad Abdullah Tahir has been shot dead in an apparent targeted attack in Lahore on Wednesday after unidentified gunmen opened fire on him while he was travelling to a doctor’s appointment, news reports have said.
According to the available information Tahir, who hailed from Okara, had left his residence in Lahore’s Gulberg area for a medical check-up when two men riding a motorcycle intercepted him and opened fire. He was struck in the head and died at the scene, according to initial reports.
The attackers fled after the shooting. No official statement was immediately available on the circumstances surrounding the incident, while authorities have not confirmed whether any suspects had been identified or arrested.
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. Police had yet to announce details of any investigation at the time of reporting.
Muhammad Abdullah Tahir was initially awarded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ticket for the NA-136 Okara constituency but was later replaced by Rao Hasan Sikander as the party’s candidate. Authorities had yet to disclose further details about the attack or its possible motive at the time of reporting.
Further updates are expected as police investigate the shooting.
