Pakistan interior minister Moinuddin Haider's elder brother was shot dead by assailants near soldier bazaar in Karachi on Friday night, police said.
"Ehteshamuddin Haider, 60, was leaving Fatmid foundation where he was one of the trustees, when three unidentified assailants opened fire on his car and killed him," they said.

The gunmen, who came on two motorcycles, fired on the front of the car, with Klashnikov rifles, media reports quoted police as saying.
Ehteshamuddin was taken to the civil hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. The reason behind the attack was not clear or whether it was in any way connected with the strong statements issued by Maoinuddin Haider criticising the extremist and sectarian religious outfits.
The interior minister has been making strong statements against the extremist religious groups in Pakistan and threatened to take action against them.


Bureau Report