Human rights activist gunned down hours after Facebook post hailing London for electing first Muslim mayor

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A leading Pakistani human rights activist has been murdered by Islamic extremists hours after praising London for electing its first Muslim mayor.

Khurram Zaki, the editor of political website Let Us Build Pakistan (LUBP), was shot dead in North Karachi while sat in a tea shop with two friends.

Four gunmen on two motorcycles are reported to have opened fire on all three people and then fled the scene.

Just hours before his death, Zaki's last Facebook post congratulated new London Mayor Sadiq Kahn on his election and hailed London as a beacon for the world.