31.   The shooting comes one day after three people were killed in Karachi -- this time in religiously motivated killings.

32.   The report, which documented politically or socially motivated killings and attacks, cited poor training for judges and district attorneys.

33.   The religiously motivated killings have mostly involved rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

34.   The Taliban and their opponents have exchanged accusations of ethnically and religiously motivated killings.

35.   There have been at least six politically motivated killings in the past six weeks, according to human rights workers.

36.   While Karachi has been the scene of religiously motivated killings, it has been months since one has occurred.

37.   While Karachi has been the scene of religiously motivated killings, the shooting death of Raza was the first in several months.

38.   But the long-term impact of the apparently politically motivated killing is difficult to predict, experts say.