Multan: May 8, 2014. (PCP) Mr. Rashid-Ul-Rehman a Human Rights defender, advocate High Court, based in Multan was serving persecuted in Pakistan for last several years. He was also a member of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and a good practicing lawyer to deal with the cases on Humanitarian grounds. Mr. Rashid Rehman Khan a lawyer from Multan and a member of HRCP offered his services to defend Junaid Hafeez. Since June 2013 he was representing Junaid Hafeez in the court, but CLAAS remained in contact with Junaid’s father and brothers. On April 04, 2014 Junaid’s father informed CLAAS that Junaid’s Jail trial has done and he was shifted to Multan central jail on April 03 and Next hearing was in central jail on 9th April 2014. On the fixed hearing the Muslim extremists openly threatened Mr. Rashid-Ul-Rehman to stop helping Junaid otherwise he would have to face dire consequences. They again threatened him for life in the presence of Mr. Shabaz Paracha Additional Session Judge (who was conducting the case trial of Junaid) on the court hearing April 19, 2014. They openly said to Rashid-Ul-Rehman that he would be killed and he would not be attending the next court hearing of Junaied Hafeez. Mr. Rahid-Ul-Rehman gave an application to the Regional Police Officer and asked for security but he did not provide. On May 07, 2014 Mr. Rashid-Ul-Rehman was in his Chamber in Multan along with his two other companion lawyer and preparing for Junaid’s case. He was preparing an application under section 265 K to move in the court to release Junaid as he was innocent in this case. When sudden two unknown came to his chamber armed with deadly weapons and they opened fire on Rashid Rehman and killed him on the spot. He received six fires one in his head and 5 in other parts of body while other two also serious injured. Rescue 1122 took these all three to the Nishat Hospital Multan for emergency treatment where doctors declared that Rashid Rehman Khan was expired. This is an open threat to the human rights defenders and especially who defending the Blasphemy victims. Islamic organizations like Jamaat-Ul Dawa and Jamaat-e-Islaami are very active in Pakistan and blasphemy victims and human rights defenders are on life threats by them. Today on May 08, 2014 all human rights activists and members of HRCP including I A Rehman and others are in Multan for the funeral service of Rashid-Ul-Rehman.