Dr Shahnawaz Kanbar was killed in a shootout with police in Sindh province amidst allegations of blasphemy that prompted him to flee near Mirpurkhas, approximately 250 km northeast of Karachi.

Police in southern Pakistan shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said Thursday, the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing condemnation from human rights groups.

A doctor accused of blasphemy was killed by police in Sindh, Pakistan, leading to a mob attack on his family and the burning of his body. The incident, the second police-related extra-judicial killing in a week,