[Pak Daily Times] Leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal-Jamaat (ASWJ) Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi narrowly survived an armed attack in Korangi, meanwhile two people were killed in other incidents of violence across the city.ASWJ leader Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi survived an armed attack near Korangi seminary within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station. According to details, Farooqi was going to attend corner meeting of his party along with his security guards when unidentified armed riders intercepted his vehicle and resorted indiscriminate firing near Dar-ul-Uloom Korangi.
Maulana narrowly escaped the attack but his police guard Adeel, Zamir Abbasi and two private guards Abdullah and Abdul Rehman sustained bullet injuries and were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medical treatment. Police said that guards of Mulana Farooqi also opened fire in retaliation which caused culprits to escape without achieving their illegitimate goals.
It is pertinent to mention here that Mulana Farooqi had also survived the attack couple of months ago at Moti Mehal locality of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in which six police guards were killed.
Separately, a young man was rubbed out near Karbala Ground within the remits of Landhi cop shoppe. Police said that victim was attacked by armed riders who shot him and managed to flee the scene.
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On being informed police reached the spot and shifted his body to morgue for identification after autopsy. Police are yet to ascertain the motive behind this attack, while further investigation is underway.
Another man was rubbed out in Macher Colony within the jurisdiction of Maripur police remits. Police informed that unidentified armed riders attacked Jan Muhammad, 32, near his residence, resultantly he sustained multiple bullet injuries and died on the way to hospital. The dead body was later handed over to his heirs after completing medico legal formalities. The motive behind the incident is currently unknown, said police.