Pakistan: Gunmen kill two in attack on politician in Karachi after Eid prayers; lawmaker escapes uninjured

Karachi: Pakistani police says two gunmen targeting an ethnic party lawmaker after Eid prayers instead gunned down two others, including a child, in the southern port city of Karachi. [caption id=“attachment_3765925” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] Police officer Pir Mohammad Shah said lawmaker Khawaja Izharul Hasan escaped uninjured in the attack Saturday but the child and a police officer were killed. Shah said one of the attackers was also gunned down by police during a chase. Hasan belongs to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which represents the Urdu speaking population. He was meeting and greeting people after Eid prayers when gunmen struck in a north Karachi neighborhood. The party was divided after its self-exiled founder, Altaf Hussain, uttered anti-Pakistan remarks in London in 2016. He is wanted in many criminal cases back home.