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Sheikh Rashid injured in armed attack
  Updated at: 1820 PST, Monday, February 08, 2010     ShareThis story
 
  RAWALPINDI: Chief of Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid sustained injuries in an armed attack on his election office here on Monday, Sheikh Rashid’s personal assistant told Geo News.

Javed Qureshi, the personal assistant of Sheikh Rashid was talking to Geo News from 1122 ambulance in which Sheikh Rashid was being shifted to a hospital. He said Sheikh Rashid was hit on one of his feet.

Sheikh Rashid was coming out of his office when he was attacked by unknown assailants carrying Kalashnikov(s), he said. However, the attack killed at least four guards of AML Chief.

President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered inquiry into the attack and submission of its report immediately.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif also ordered the commissioner and RPO to investigate into the incident.

Some of the bullets hit the Land Cruiser of Sheikh Rashid shattering its window panes.

Later, workers of AML took to the streets to protest the attack.
 
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