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| Boy, 10, shot dead during holiday | Boy, 10, shot dead during holiday |
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| A 10-year-old boy from Bradford has been shot dead while on holiday with his family in Pakistan. | |
| Hamza Nisar, a pupil at St Philip's Primary School in Girlington was on a three-week holiday with his family in Mirpur when he died. | |
| It is believed he was killed by a single gunshot as he left his grandfather's house to attend a mosque. | It is believed he was killed by a single gunshot as he left his grandfather's house to attend a mosque. |
| The Foreign Office confirmed it had been informed of the death of a British national on 13 April. | The Foreign Office confirmed it had been informed of the death of a British national on 13 April. |
| Man arrested | |
| A spokeswoman said the child's family was receiving consular assistance but she said it could not comment further because the victim was a minor. | A spokeswoman said the child's family was receiving consular assistance but she said it could not comment further because the victim was a minor. |
| Labour MP for Bradford West, Marsha Singh, said he had spoken to Hamza's cousin, Salim Malik, about the shooting. | |
| "The family are obviously traumatised and shocked", he said. | |
| "Any murder is a tragedy but when a young child is involved, the feelings are even stronger." | |
| Mr Singh said he planned to write to Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett to ensure the British High Commission gave "all the necessary support" to the family and liaised closely with the Pakistani authorities. | |
| Hamza's mother, Nighat, and his father, Nisar Ahmed, of Upper Woodland Road, Girlington, are still in Pakistan where the funeral has taken place. |