Authorities in southern Pakistan have reported the shooting death of a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed individuals, marking the second such incident in a week. The suspect, identified as a medical doctor named Shah Nawaz, had been accused of insulting Islam's Prophet Muhammad and sharing blasphemous content on social media. Nawaz had gone into hiding after the accusations surfaced.
The incident occurred in the Umerkot district in the Sindh province, where police encountered two men on a motorcycle in Mirpur Khas. When the men attempted to evade the police and opened fire, law enforcement officers retaliated. One suspect managed to escape, while the other was fatally shot. It was later revealed that the slain man was the doctor wanted for alleged blasphemy.
