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SINDH: The funeral prayer of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Shahnaz Ansari was offered in Naushahro Feroze on Sunday.
A large number of PPP leaders, party workers, civil society people and officials attended the funeral prayer.
MPA Shahnaz Ansari was shot dead in Naushahro Feroze on Saturday over a property dispute. The incident occurred when she was attending Chehlum of her brother-in-law in Naushahro Feroze and the accused fled the scene.
According to police that Shahnaz Ansari was attacked over differences in a matter linked to land ownership in Noshero Feroz.
Meanwhile, on the orders of IPG Sindh, police conducted raids on Saturday night and arrested one woman in connection with the assassination of Shahnaz Ansari, however, the key accused still large.
The PPP leaders, including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and others have denounced the attack.
IGP Sindh Syed Kaleem Imam took notice of the incident and sought a detailed inquiry report from DIG Shaheed Benazirabad.
Shahnaz Ansari was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 election.