Prayer Leader Shot Dead in Mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar

Gunmen shot dead an imam (prayer leader) of a mosque in the compound of the worship place in Budh Bair in Pakistan’s Peshawar.

According to police, some armed assailants entered the mosque and opened fire on Imam Masjid Maulana Atlas, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Tuesday.

He died on the spot.

The worshippers present in the mosque recognized the attackers.

The son of the deceased Imam claimed that Ghuffar and Halim Ullah opened fire on his father and killed him.

The deceased Maulana’s younger brother, Maulana Jahan, was also shot dead in the same mosque some time back.

Source: 24newshd.tv