Founder of PTI party killed in Lahore amid surge in violence in Pakistan

Pakistani media reports indicate that Dr. Shahid Siddiqui, a founding member of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has been killed in a shooting incident.

According to Dawan News Agency, the incident occurred on Friday, August 2, in the “Block H” area of Valencia Town, Lahore.

Reports suggest that Dr. Siddiqui was severely wounded by unidentified assailants while leaving a mosque and later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.

Authorities have...