LAHORE, Sept 8: A prominent member of a Shi'ite Muslim group was murdered in his home on Tuesday in what police suspect was the latest attack in an ongoing feud between rival Islamic groups, reports AP.

Murid Hussein, a leader of the Tehrlk-e-Jafria Pakistan, or the Movement for the Implementation of Shi'ite Rights, was shot by two men with automatic rifles In the town of Sahiwal, about 400 km southeast of Islamabad.

Police said the men approached Hussein's home on motorcycles In the early morning, broke in and opened fire on the Shi’ite leader and his wife. Police said Hussein died on the spot, and his wife was hospitalised In critical condition.

The gunmen escaped, but police said they suspect members of a rival Sunni Muslim sect, called the Sipah-e-Sahaba. or Guardians of the Friends of the Prophet. The group is linked to dozens of religiously motivated attacks.