Murder of PTI Senior Official Zara Shahid Hussain Rocks Karachi

In Pakistan, a high-ranking female politician was gunned down on Saturday, creating instability for a key US ally.

Reporter Fahad Desmukh in Karachi tells anchor Marco Werman about the murder of Zara Shahid Hussain — a senior official with the PTI party – which had performed well in last week’s vote.

Hussain worked for Imran Khan, the leader of the PTI and a former cricket star who is convalescing from a campaign trail fall.

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