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Pakistan general shot dead
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![The motive for the killing is not known [Reuters]](http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/Pakistan/2/1/2/general.jpg "The motive for the killing is not known [Reuters]") | | The motive for the killing is not known [Reuters] |
The retired head of Pakistan's army commando unit has been shot dead in Islamabad, the police say.
Major-General Amir Faisal Alvi was killed in a drive-by shooting on Wednesday by men on a motorbike and others in a car. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. Alvi retired two years ago having lead the army's Special Services Group. Sajid Ahmed, a police officer, told the AFP news agency: "General Alvi left his house in his car when gunmen on a motorbike and in a Pajero sprayed bullets at him near his house." The Special Services Group has carried out covert operations in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal areas where the military continues to battle heavily armed groups opposed to the government in Islamabad.
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