Hidayat Lohar
Pakistani activists protest against murder of Hidayat Lohar
Rights activists on Sunday demonstrated against the murder of activist Hidayat Lohar outside the local press club in Pakistan's Hyderabad city, media reports said.
The demo was staged under the aegis of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Sindh Sujagi Forum, reported Dawn News.
HRCP representative Prof Imdad Chandio told the newspaper Hidayat Lohar was an educated soul and a political activist.
Chandio said he was now murdered in cold blood.
He said activists's family members are demanding an FIR to be lodged and those involved in the crime should be arrested.
Sindh Sujagi Forum leader Mohib Azad Leghari told Dawn News that an FIR should be lodged on the complaint of the heirs of Hidayat Lohar.
What happened to Lohar?
Unidentified gunmen recently shot dead human rights activist Hidayat Lohar in Sindh region of Pakistan.
Lohar's family told The Friday Times that he was the headmaster at a local school, Golu Gawans.
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