May 8: The Sydney Morning Herald report by Saad Sayeed states that an assassination attempt on a minister has deepened divisions ahead of Pakistan's coming elections, with an Islamist party denying involvement and an opposition figure blaming it on fiery rhetoric by the ousted premier. A gunman on Sunday shot Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, a senior member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and ally of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, as he was leaving a constituency meeting in Punjab province.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Assassination attempt on minister deepens divisions as Pakistan nears elections
