Women's Issues: Female provincial minister shot dead in Pakistan by Islamic militant

A suspected Islamic militant on Tuesday shot dead a Pakistani female provincial minister and supporter of President Pervez Musharraf, because she was not wearing Muslim clothing, officials said.

AFP reports that Zilla Huma Usman, 35, the Punjab province minister for social welfare, was known as a women's rights activist and had previously promoted a mini-marathon involving female runners that sparked riots in 2005.

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