RAWALPINDI:Gunmen opened fire on supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday as he campaigned for January elections, killing four of them, a security official said.
According to reports, gunmen opened fire on supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, when they were taking out a rally to receive their leader.
Sharif blamed supporters of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) for the violence at Karal Chowk of Rawalpindi. Police confirmed several people had been hurt in shooting.
"Some Q League workers fired at our people," Sharif said while talking to an international news agency, referring to the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League (Q).
"We have reports that several people were wounded," he said.
Sharif was several kilometers away from the scene of the shooting, on his way to Rawalpindi from a rally in the town of Gujjar Khan in Punjab province.
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THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO MOVE INTO DEMOCRACY OF THE WEST.IN CANADA OR AMERICA OR EUROPE NO ONE IS EVEN PUSHED OR SCUFFLED AROUND LET ALONE EVEN THINK ABOUT KNIVES AND GUNS.
YOU MUST READ THE COMMENTS IN THE WESTERN PRESS YESTERDAY AS SUCH:
"MAY BE PAKISTAN IS NOT YET READY FOR DEMOCRACY."
HOPEFULLY, SOME ONE WILL STOP THE BELLIGERANTS FROM GETTING INTO DOG EAT DOG WAYS. Posted by Anwar Mahmood, Canada
He was several kilometers away from the scene and yet he knows the murdrers! He must be dreaming with open eyes. Posted by Ahmed, Pakistan
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