Well known Pakistani singer shot dead for refusing to perform

A female singer was shot by three gunmen for refusing to perform at a private party in Pakistan. Police said that attackers broke into the house of singer Sumbul Khan (25) in Pakistan's Mardan to abduct her to perform for them at a private party.

The shot at her several times when she resisted, the Independent quoted Pakistan police as saying. The accused are at large and the police are searching for them. The singer was well-known for her roles in several Pakistani TV shows, it reported. Khan's death comes just over a year since the murder of actress and dancer Kismat Baig in Lahore.

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