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Khurram Zaki, a leading Pakistani rights activist and social media campaigner known for his strong stance against religious extremism, was killed by unknown assailants in the country's financial capital.
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Zaki, 40, was killed last night (May 7) by four armed assailants who came on two motorcycles and sprayed bullets while he was having dinner at a restaurant in Sector 11 of New Karachi.
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Rao Khalid, a journalist who was with Zaki and a bystander were critically wounded in the attack. "The assailants fired at Zaki and Khalid and the bystander was caught in the firing," Senior Superintendent of Police Muqaddas Haider said. No one has taken responsibility for the attack.
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Zaki, a former journalist gained fame when he launched a Facebook page "Let Us Build Pakistan" and became editor of a website devoted to working for human rights and spreading liberal religious views.
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The page was recently blocked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority for viewers in the country. He had condemned extremism in all forms and came into limelight when he led a campaign against Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz for inciting hatred against Shia Muslims.
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