2 Pakistanis Shot & Killed near Wash D.C. 07-17-03

[DoYouEverWonder]

(To the mods. Please allow this in LBN. Even though it is from last week, I don't believe it has been posted on DU yet and there is some important information in this story. Thanks)

http://www.paknews.org/top.php?id=1&date1=2003-07-17

SAN FRANCISCO: July 16, 2003 - (PNS) - In a news report by US Group, two Pakistanis have been killed near Washington D.C. this is day after American Muslim group reported at surge in hate crimes against Muslims in U.S.

"Because the motivation for this attack is not clear, and because there have been a number of bias-related attacks nationwide on Muslims, Arab-Americans or those perceived to be Middle Eastern, the intervention of the FBI is warranted in this case," said Seyed Rizwan Mowlana, executive director of CAIR-Maryland.

Sair Saeed Butt, 26, and Hammad Chaudhry, 23, both from Lahore, were shot outside Butt's home in Prince George's Country, Maryland, at 3am. Mr Butt died in the ambulance and Chaudhry succumbed to his wounds in the hospital eight hours later.

Mr Butt is from the Defence Housing Scheme, Lahore, and Mr Chaudhry, also from Lahore, was the only son of his parents. Their Namaz-i-Janaza will be held at Darul Huda mosque, Virginia, after Maghrib. The bodies are expected to be sent to Pakistan on Thursday.

CAIR is America's largest Islamic civil liberties group.


Does anyone know, what is the Defence Housing Scheme?

[greyl]

1. Defense Housing Scheme

appears to be just related to an address which is a general contractor developed group of housing units. It sort of denotes a particular "neighborhood" in Pakistan.

[UpInArms]

2. "Defence Housing Scheme"

appears to be a Pakistani governmental bureaurocracy similar to the Army Corp of Engineers.

[demnan]

3. Well there's a lot of crime in PG county

so it could be coincidence.