Parliamentary candidate shot dead in PakistanMay 3, 2013 - 20:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A candidate standing for the May 11 elections to the Pakistan parliament was shot dead in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, May 3 in the second high-profile assassination in the country in one day, RIA Novosti reported. Sadiq Zaman Khattak, a candidate for the Awami National Party, died in the attack with his three-year old son, according to Dawn.com website. They were shot dead while leaving a mosque in the city's Korangi district. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outlawed Islamist militant group. Khattak is the third election candidate already to die in violence in the run up to the polls, which has claimed 70 lives and seen 350 injured. The Taliban last week posted flyers in cities across Pakistan threatening death to anyone taking part in the elections, either as candidates or voters. The May 11 elections will return candidates to the lower house of parliament and regional assemblies. Earlier on Friday, Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, the investigating prosecutor in the trial of the killer of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle near Rawalpindi. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |