Pak politician shot dead in Karachi

A Pakistani politician was shot dead in Karachi in the second such killing in a week, police said yesterday, fuelling fears that violence may overshadow general elections expected this year.
Mian Taimur was a leader in the southern province of Sindh for the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the country's main opposition party led by former premier Nawaz Sharif.
"Mian Taimur and his father died when gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on their vehicle," said police spokesman Imran Shaukat.