A prominent rights activist and vocal critic of the military in Pakistan was severely injured in the country’s north-west when security forces fired on a protest against the recent elections, officials said on Saturday. Mohsin Dawar and workers of National Democratic Movement (NDM) were protesting against alleged rigging in the elections when security forces opened fire, NDM leader Bushra Gohar said. Local authorities confirmed the incident but did not share further details or explain why the security forces opened fire. Hundreds of people took to social media to condemn the incident and deman…