On Thursday, a suspected militant has shot lawyer who belonged to Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi sect over blasphemy allegations in eastern Punjab province said by the police.

The local police arrested the attacker after he killed the lawyer, Saleem Latif. Latif belonged from a Prominent Ahmadi family. He was a cousin of Pakistan Abdus Salam, Nobel physics laureate of 1979.

The police informed that militant was quickly arrested. He claimed that Saleem Latif was involved in blasphemy.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is a militant group which has claimed the responsibility of attack. Ali Bin Sufyan is a spokesperson who said that Latif was killed for adhering to the beliefs of the Ahmadi sect.

In 19th century, Mirza Ghulam Ahamad was a prophet who originated Ahamdi faith in the Indian subcontinent.

In 1947, Pakistan had declared Ahamdi as non-Muslins. They are repeatedly targeted by Sunni militant groups.

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