Police in southern Pakistan shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said Thursday, the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing condemnation from human rights groups.

Police in southern Pakistan have shot dead a doctor accused of blasphemy, drawing condemnation from human rights groups. Dr Shahnawaz Kanbhar was killed "just by chance" in shootout with officers who did not know it was him,

Police in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province shot dead a man accused of blasphemy in an alleged encounter on Thursday, drawing condemnation.

The victim had posted a video of himself from a hotel claiming that his account had been hacked and he could not even imagine sharing blasphemous content.