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Pakistan politician Zahra Shahid Hussain killed in Karachi Pakistan politician Zahra Shahid Hussain killed in Karachi
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A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.
Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), led by former international cricketer Imran Khan.Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), led by former international cricketer Imran Khan.
She was killed outside her home in the city's upmarket Defence neighbourhood.She was killed outside her home in the city's upmarket Defence neighbourhood.
Her murder comes on the eve of a highly-contested partial re-run of the vote in the area following last Saturday's general election.Her murder comes on the eve of a highly-contested partial re-run of the vote in the area following last Saturday's general election.
Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, citing police, said the shooting happened during an attempted robbery. However, this could not be verified. The reason for the shooting is unclear.
Reports say she was rushed to hospital but succumbed to her injuries on the way. The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Karachi says Imran Khan has blamed the city's dominant MQM party for her murder, a claim the party has denied.
The partial re-run of the vote was ordered after Mr Khan's party accused the city's dominant MQM party of widespread rigging and intimidation. Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, citing police, said the shooting happened during an attempted robbery.
The MQM - which took most of the seats in Karachi - denies the accusations. Our correspondent says that reports of Ms Hussain being shot twice in the head raise suspicions that it was a targeted killing made to look like a robbery.
Ms Hussain was reportedly rushed to hospital but succumbed to her injuries on the way.
The partial re-run of the vote was ordered after Mr Khan's party accused the MQM of widespread vote-rigging and intimidation.
The MQM - which took most of the seats in Karachi - denies any irregularities.
Karachi is torn by regular violence - much of it politically motivated.