LAHORE: Member of National Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Tahira Asif passed away late Thursday night from injuries she sustained after being shot in Lahore a day earlier, DawnNews reported.
The lawmaker on Wednesday had been rushed to Shaikh Zayed Hospital where doctors had initially said that her condition was critical.
SP Iqbal Town had said that Asif had received two bullet wounds.
Eyewitnesses had claimed that the MNA was wounded while resisting a robbery attempt.
MQM chief Altaf Hussain had condemned the incident and claimed that the attack on the MQM lawmaker had taken place according to a planned conspiracy, saying that police was trying to portray the incident as a mugging attempt.
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and had sought a report from the Inspector General of Punjab police.