Gunmen attack Pakistani ex-minister's office
![A Pakistani man mourns the death of his relative at a hospital in Rawalpindi after a gun attack on senior Pakistani politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510945_2762048.jpg "A Pakistani man mourns the death of his relative at a hospital in Rawalpindi after a gun attack on senior Pakistani politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. [AFP]")
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A Pakistani man mourns the death of his relative at a hospital in Rawalpindi after a gun attack on senior Pakistani politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. [AFP]
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Gunmen have opened fire at the election office of a former Pakistani government minister in the city of Rawalpindi.
Officials say the assault killed four people and wounded two.
An aide says the former minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, was hurt when he fell over during the attack.
The aide describes the attack as an assassination attempt.
The identity of the gunmen is not known.
Islamist militants have previously attacked politicians in Pakistan.
Some violence has also been carried out by rival political factions.
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