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The leader of banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Pakistan, Malik Ishaq, has been shot dead, police say.

Malik Ishaq, who had been detained last week, was in a prison convoy in Punjab province when supporters opened fire in an attempt to free him, said police.

They said Ishaq was killed in a gun fight along with his two sons and 11 militants in Muzaffargarh district.Malik Ishaq killed in Pakistan

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has been behind some of the most violent attacks on Shia Muslims in recent years.

Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada confirmed the news to AFP news agency, while a doctor at Muzaffargarh District Hospital said 14 bodies had been received there.

Six police officers were also reported injured but correspondents say the details are unclear, and they have not been seen by the media.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was banned in Pakistan in 2001 and designated a terrorist group by the US in 2003.

The group is accused of killing hundreds of Shia Muslims in Pakistan.

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The daughters of former Indian Maharaja Harinder Singh Brar have won a 21-year court battle to inherit more than $4 billion worth of assets.

A court in the northern city of Chandigarh said the will of Harinder Singh Brar, Maharaja of Faridkot – who died in 1989 – had been forged.

A court in the northern city of Chandigarh said the will of Harinder Singh Brar, Maharaja of Faridkot, who died in 1989, had been forged

A court in the northern city of Chandigarh said the will of Harinder Singh Brar, Maharaja of Faridkot, who died in 1989, had been forged

The will had left Maharaja Harinder Singh Brar’s wealth in the care of a charitable trust set up by some of his servants and palace officials.

The assets include a 350-year-old royal fort and a private aerodrome.

But his daughter Amrit Kaur claimed the will had been written under duress, at a time when the maharaja was suffering from depression.

The court ruled in her favor, declaring the document void. The will came to light following the death of Harinder Singh Brar.

Harinder Singh Brar’s two surviving daughters will now inherit all the assets, which also include a property on one of Delhi’s most expensive streets as well as gold and vintage cars.

Harinder Singh Brar was the titular ruler of the Faridkot area of Punjab before India became independent in 1947.

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