LAHORE (National Times) Murder of the founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Shahid Siddique, that shook the victim\u2019s relatives and party, was engineered by his own son, alleged police on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An unidentified assailant shot Siddiqui dead outside a mosque after Friday prayer in Lahore\u2019s Valencia Town area. His son was also present at the crime scene while the incident took place, but he escaped unharmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said Qayyum, Dr Siddique\u2019s son, planned his father\u2019s murder with a friend, over the victim\u2019s refusal to allow his son to marry a girl of his choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qayyum had made a deal of Rs5 million for killing his father in January for the same reason, said police, adding he paid Rs20 million for the second attack on Siddiqui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The slain PTI leader is a well-known figure related to medical fraternity, who also owned a private hospital in the area of Johar Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said a white car was deployed on recce of Siddiqui and Qayyum was also aboard the vehicle. The victim withdrew cash from a bank and distributed among deserving people on Friday, while the car continued to follow him, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They said a surveillance camera footage was obtained, wherein Qayyum could be seen recceing with the prime suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said the same son who masterminded the murder led his father\u2019s funeral prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Siddiqui contested the 2002 general elections and remained a senior member of PTI Punjab organisation for more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PTI leadership has condemned the killing and demanded stern action against the perpetrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police had on Friday collected the bullet shells from the crime scene and formed four teams dedicated to apprehending the shooters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was not the first murder attempt on him as there was a murderous assault on him in the Chuhng area in January. Police had failed to find the culprits involved in the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE (National Times) Murder of the founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Shahid Siddique, that shook the victim\u2019s relatives and party, was engineered by his own son, alleged police on Monday. An unidentified assailant shot Siddiqui dead outside a mosque after Friday prayer in Lahore\u2019s Valencia Town area. His son was also present at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n