Sunni scholar shot dead in Karachi

A prominent Sunni Muslim scholar in Pakistan, Maulana Mohammad Yusuf Ludhianvi, has been shot dead in Karachi in a suspected sectarian attack.

The police say four unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car with automatic weapons.

Mr Ludhianvi's driver was also killed and his son seriously wounded.

Mr Ludhianvi - a religious moderate - had been leading efforts to end the violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims, which has claimed more than 20 lives in the past two months.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service