Pakistani Doctor Accused of Blasphemy Killed by Police in Alleged Fake Encounter

Family claims Shah Nawaz was murdered in custody after surrendering, sparking human rights outcry.

Shah Nawaz, a doctor from Sindh province, was accused of blasphemy and went into hiding last week.
Nawaz surrendered to police with assurances of protection but was killed hours later in what police described as a shootout.
Nawaz's family and human rights groups allege he was murdered in custody, not during a shootout as claimed by police.
A mob burned Nawaz's clinic and later his body, leading to the arrest of nine individuals and the suspension of the involved police officers.
The incident marks the second extra-judicial killing of a blasphemy suspect by police in Pakistan within a week.