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| Assassination attempt on Mufti Taqi Usmani in Karachi, guards killed | | | | KARACHI March 23(Agencies) On the day of Pakistan renowned religious scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani survived an assassination attempt on Friday as unidentified gunmen opened fire on two vehicles near Karachi's NIPA Chowrangi, killing two.
Mufti Taqi Usmani's two guards, one a Sindh police official and the other belonging to a private company, were killed in the targeted attack. The vehicles, which belonged to Darul Uloom Korangi, were travelling together and were fired at by assailants on motorcycles.
Senior journalist Ansar Abbasi spoke with Mufti Taqi Usmani after the attack who told him he was traveling with his wife and two grandsons, all who remained unhurt. Mufti Taqi further said the motorcyclists fired from the back at the vehicle and then went forward and fired.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Gulshan Tahir Noorani dismissed earlier reports regarding two separate incidents of firing and said, "It is only one incident of firing from the same spot on two vehicles."
"Moulana Taqi Usmani was travelling in a black Honda Civic along with his family. The second car with his driver and guard was a Toyota Corolla. The cars were travelling together and were fired on by motorcyclists near the ramp which goes from Aladdin Park to NIPA Chowrangi" the SP Gulshan said.
"First, Moulana Taqi Usmani’s car was fired on in which his guard, a Sindh police official, and driver were shot. The driver took the car straight to Liaquat National Hospital. The second car crashed at NIPA Chowrangi in which Sanobar Khan was martyred and the driver Amir Shahab was injured,” he added.
Jinnah Hospital spokesperson Dr Seemi Jamali said, “Security guard Sanober Khan was brought to the hospital dead. The second Amir Shahab is critically wounded and is on ventilator.”
IG Sindh Kaleem Imam said, “Investigations are underway. A Sindh police officer embraced martyrdom in protecting Moulana Sb.” The police officer who was guarding Mufti Usmani has been identified as Muhammad Farooq. | | | | |
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